Conflict, Negotiations and Natural Resource Management

Name: Conflict, Negotiations and Natural Resource Management
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Conflict, Negotiations and Natural Resource ManagementA legal pluralism perspective from India\nAuthor(s): Maarten Bavinck, Amalendu Jyotishi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138225985, 978-1138225985\nSynopsis\nConflicts over natural resources abound in India, where much of the population is dependent on these resources for their livelihoods. Issues of governance and management are complicated by the competing claims of parallel legal systems, including state, customary, religious, project and local laws. \n\nWhereas much has been written about property rights, this unique collection takes a legal anthropological perspective to explore how the coexistence and interaction between multiple legal orders provide bases for claiming property rights. It examines how hybrid legal institutions have developed over time in India and how these impact on justice in the governance and distribution of natural resources. The b.