Social And General Analysis In Natural Resource Development : Learning Studies And Lessons From Asia

Social and Gender Analysis in Natural Resource Management This page intentionally left blank Social and Gender Analysis in Natural Resource Management Learning Studies and Lessons from Asia Edited by RONNIE VERNOOY China Agriculture Press SAGE Publications New Delhi • Thousand Oaks • London Copyright © International Development Research Centre, Canada, 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The boundaries and names shown on the maps in this publication do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the International Development Research Centre. Jointly published in 2006 by Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd B-42, Panchsheel Enclave New Delhi 110 017 www.indiasage.com Sage Publications Inc 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 Sage Publications Ltd 1 Oliver’s Yard, 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP and International Development Research Centre PO Box 8500, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1G 3H9, [email protected] / www.idrc.ca China Agriculture Press 18 Maizidian Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100026, China, www.ccap.org.cn Published by Tejeshwar Singh for Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, phototypeset in 10.5/ 12.5 pt Minion by Star Compugraphics Private Limited, Delhi and printed at Chaman Enterprises, New Delhi. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Social and gender analysis in natural resource management: learning studies and lessons from Asia/edited by Ronnie Vernooy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Rural development—Asia—Case studies. 2. Women in development— Asia—Case studies. 3. Natural resources—Management—Research. I. Vernooy, Ronnie, 1963– HC412.5.S63 83.S52 ISBN: 333.708'095—dc22 305'.0954—dc22 0–7619–3462–6 (Hb) 0–7619–3463–4 (Pb) 1-55250-218-X (IDRC e-book) 2006 2005033467 2005 2005008608 81–7829–612–8 (India-Hb) 81–7829–613–6 (India-Pb) Sage Production Team: Payal Dhar, Ashok R. Chandran, Rajib Chatterjee and Santosh Rawat Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Preface by Ronnie Vernooy Acknowledgements 7 9 10 11 13 1. Integrating social and gender analysis into natural resource management research Ronnie Vernooy and Liz Fajber 17 2. The social and gendered nature of ginger production and commercialization: A case study of the Rai, Lepcha and Brahmin-Chhetri in Sikkim and Kalimpong, West Bengal, India Chanda Gurung and Nawraj G