Agricultural interventions are designed on certain assumptions of empowerment that do not necessarily address the livelihood constraints of the rural women they

Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development looks at the role of social institutions and the politics of policy, as well as issues of identity, gender and gen

Study conducted in Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh, India.

First published in 1999, this volume explores the nature of poverty and interprets it across a range of policy reforms and project interventions in different ge