The Conservation, management and sustainable resource utilization of forests are crucial issues keeping in view the growth in population. Among the conservation approaches, three are commonly known in the Indian Central Himalaya. They are: (1) Traditional Conserved Forests (TCF), (2) Government...

The development state perspective argues that the autonomous, development-oriented state with competent bureaucracy and weak civil society is responsible for the inclusive growth in South East Asian countries and China. The social capital or civil society perspective argues that network of an...