Gender, Development and Environmental Governance - Seema (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Arora-Jonsson - Bog

This book questions the conventional belief that development brings about greater gender equality and better environmental management. Based on participatory research and in-depth fieldwork, Arora-Jonsson studies struggles for local forest management, the making of women¿s groups within them and how the women¿s groups became a threat to mainstream institutions. Engaging seriously with academic debates on gender, environment and development, this volume contributes to a much-needed dialogue among these fields.