In Search of Sustainable Livelihood Systems : Managing Resources and Change. Rudolf Baumgartner; Ruedi Hogger

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; List of Pictures; List of Boxes; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction: Rural Livelihoods in Transition-Origins and Objectives of the Rural Livelihood Research Project; Part I: Micro and Macro Perspectives of Rural Livelihood; Chapter 1: Understanding Livelihood Systems as Complex Wholes; Chapter 2: Economic Reforms and the Livelihood of Rural Households: Evidence and Future Prospects; Part II: Risks and Opportunities for Livelihood Security in the Villages of North Gujarat. Chapter 3: Core Issues in the Economy and Society of GujaratChapter 4: Technology Adoption and Farm Management in Rural Livelihood Systems in Gujarat; Chapter 5: Rural-Urban Linkages, Occupational Diversification, and Sustainable Rural Livelihood Systems; Chapter 6: Role of Non-Economic Motivation in Natural Resource Management: The Example of Swadhyaya in a Gujarat Village; Chapter 7: The Cross-Ploughed Field; Part III: Gender Issues in Livelihood Development; Chapter 8: The 'Real Realities' of Life: Exploring Rural Livelihood Systems from a Gender Perspective. Chapter 9: Gender and Leadership for Sustainable Natural Resource Management: Reality and ReflectionsPart IV: South Indian Livelihood Systems in Transition; Chapter 10: Core Issues in the Agrarian Economy and Society of Karnataka; Chapter 11: The Threshing Floor Disappears: Rural Livelihood Systems in Transition; Chapter 12: From Marey to Market: Changing Faces of Rural Livelihood Systems; Chapter 13: Emerging Rural Leadership and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: Evidence from Two South Indian Villages. Chapter 14: Integrating Local Experiences into Watershed Interventions: A Modern Drainage Line Treatment in Semi-Arid KarnatakaPart V: From Research to Practice; Chapter 15: Participatory Research on Rural Livelihoods: Promoting Local Ownership of Research Findings; Chapter 16: The RLS Approach in the Project Cycle Management; Bibliography; Glossary; About the Editors and Contributors.
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