In search of sustainable livelihood systems
Subtitle: managing resources and change
By: edited by Ruedi Baumgartner and Ruedi Högger.
Contributors: Baumgartner, Ruedi, 1942-; Högger, Rudolf, 1940-; Rural Livelihood Systems (Firm)
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Delhi [India]; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
Subjects: Rural development -- India; Sustainable development -- India; Natural resources -- India -- Management
Description: "The contributors to this important volume adopt a holistic approach to understanding rural livelihood systems. They maintain that a livelihood system embraces not just the economic conditions for physical subsistence, but all the elements that provide material continuity and cultural meaning to the life of a family or a community. In this framework, the contributors explore and analyse a diverse range of rural livelihood systems based on fieldwork in a variety of contexts." "With its numerous important insights into a variety of crucial aspects that have a direct bearing on sustainable development, this book will be of considerable interest to students and practitioners of rural development. It will also interest all those working in the areas of economics, social change, natural resource management, and agricultural economics."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: "Rural Livelihood Systems."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-376).
Table of contents: title: Micro and macro perspectives of rural livelihood; title: Risks and opportunities for livelihood security in the villages of North Gujarat; title: Gender issues in livelihood development; title: South Asian livelihood systems in transition; title: From research to practice.