Paper presented at EAAE 2008 Congress

Conceptual development in the theory of externalities have opened up several policy options for their internalization including payment towards environmental services. Hence as externalities are social costs, accountability is crucial in increasing environmental awareness and for collective...

"This study evaluates the economic impact of Joint Forest Planning and Management (JFPM) an institutional innovation with decentralized planning process. This has enabled to manage forests and water at local level through collective action of farmers with the help of the line Departments...