Forests People and Power: The Political Ecology of Reform in South Asia

�With tens of millions of hectares and hundreds of millions of lives in the balance, the debate over who should control South Asia�s forests is of tremendous political significance. This book provides an insightful

and thorough assessment of important forest management transitions currently underway.�

MARK POFFENBERGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY FORESTRY INTERNATIONAL

�The contributions in this volume not only breathe life into the fi eld of writing and analysis related to forests, they ...