Rather than another anthropological, sociological, or economistic study of the environmental movement, Kurian (U. of Waikato, New Zealand) offers an analysis of the institutional dynamics of
the environmental impact statement process. She emphasizes how gender permeates that process, and the implications that has for women and for environmental sustainability. Her study began with
research while she was reporting for The Times of India , and served as her doctoral dissertation for Rutgers University; parts of it have appeared as separate articles. Annotation c. Book
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