Prof. M.Gopinath Reddy

M. Gopinath Reddy was a Professor (Retd.) of Political Science and Public Policy and Research Consultant at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) Hyderabad and also Principal Coordinator for the Division for Sustainable Development Studies (DSDS) at the CESS. currently he is Project officer, Institute for Tribal Development Studies(ITDS), Visakhapatnam in both telugu states. He was Principal Coordinator for the recently concluded Research Unit for Livelihoods and Natural Resources (RULNR), supported Jamsetji Tata Trust (JSTT, Mumbai) and brought a number of Monographs/Working Papers under its banner. He has published articles relating to decentralized governance and development in International and National Journals such as Development and Change and Economic and Political Weekly (EPW). He also works on forest governance, livelihoods and natural resources. He has written three books: "Political Economy of Watershed Management: Policies, Institutions, Implementation & Livelihoods", brought by the Rawat Publications, (co-author) and "A Study of Redistributive Politics and its Impact on PRIs: A Case of Assembly Constituency Development Programme (MLA LADS Scheme in Andhra Pradesh)". His recent book (along with Dr. Suri Babu and Prof. S. Galab) is on “Swacch India: Experience of Water and Sanitation Programmes in Three Indian States of Madhya Pradesh,Odisha and Andhra Pradesh”, published by Academic Foundation (2017), New Delhi. As a part of his work on Forest Governance, he has contributed chapters in the Book titled "Forests, People and Power: The Political Ecology of Reform in South Asia", Edited by Dr. Oliver Springate Bangianski and Piers Blaikie of University of East Anglia, UK, brought out by EARTHSCAN publishers, UK. His recent paper on “Rural Local Governance”, is going to be published in the Forthcoming India Rural Development Report being brought by Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India.

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