To the contrary, they demon-ized it as a vast conspiracy fostered by the World Bank and other agencies to makeIndia dependent on foreign aid and foreign advice (Shiva 1988).In many areas, forests remain crucial to subsistence, as a source of fuel, fod-der, building material, and so on. (Sharad L??l?? however points out that in someareas this dependence is declining, with alternate sources of energ