Formation of social capital in gender sensitive participatory forestry programme in west Bengal

Journal of Rural Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-256

  Das, Nimai ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b (CSSSC) Mail   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; GENDER; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

BENGAL;

EID: 84863822874     PISSN: 09703357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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