Social Capital, Water Councils and Goverance

The book is the full length study of the Social Capital, Water Councils and Governance. Natural Resources cannot be managed and preserved properly without involving communities. Participation of people in shaping their dusting is the essence of democratic governance. A climate is yet to be built for changing the mindset of irrigation officials. Community organizers have to create an initiative and build capacity among farmers to take over management of irrigation system. In addition to a lucid and wide-range discussion of formation functioning and impact of water user associations on the life of farmers the book has theoretical purpose : to identify the conditions under which social capital can be formed and sustained at the village level, to enable collective action. The penetrating analysis of community participation and sustainable development dealt with social and economic planning for the upliftment of any society from Grass-root level makes this piece of work inevitable for the planners, rural development expert and sociologist.
 

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