The creation of West Bengals forest underclass: an historical institutional analysis of forest rights deprivations

This paper considers the relationship between the emergence and development of state forestry institutions in forested landscapes of West Bengal and the chronic and acute poverty of citizens living there. At least 13% of West Bengal

Publication Date: 
01/12/2010
Oliver Springate-Baginski, Soumitra Ghosh, Ajit Banerjee
Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth
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Creation of West Bengal
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, West Bengal, Poverty, Forest Resources, Forest Villages, Sacred Groves, Forest Products, Land Acquisition, Forest Encroachments, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Afforestation, Forests