In Search of Sustainable Livelihood Systems
Managing Resources and Change

First Edition

Edited by:

Ruedi Baumgartner - Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Ruedi Hogger - Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland

Other Titles in:
Social Change and Modernization | Social Policy (General)

August 2004 | 384 pages | SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd

`What a pleasure to find, at long last, a book on rural livelihoods which does not package sustainability through the straightjacket of assessment, numbers and capital' - Development and Change

Livelihood systems are much more than sets of material and economic conditions. They have to cater to a large number of human needs including food and shelter. The contributors to this important volume adopt a holistic approach to understanding rural livelihood systems. They maintain that a livelihood system embraces not just economic conditions for physical subsistence, but all the elements that provide material continuity and cultural meaning to the life of a family in a community.

This book tries to understand `rural livelihood systems' from different angles and throws light on the question of what people need in order to feel secure within their systems.

Introduction

Ruedi Baumgartner

Rural Livelihoods in Transition

Origins and Objectives of the Rural Livelihood Research Project

PART ONE: MICRO AND MACRO PERSPECTIVES OF RURAL LIVELIHOOD

Ruedi H[um]ogger

Understanding Livelihood Systems as Complex Wholes

Rolf Kappel

Economic Reforms and the Livelihood of Rural Households

Evidence and Future Prospects

PART TWO: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIVELIHOOD SECURITY IN THE VILLAGES OF NORTH GUJARAT

Uma Rani

Core Issues in the Economy and Society of Gujarat

B N Hiremath, K V Raju and Anil Patel

Technology Adoption and Farm Management in Rural Livelihood Systems in Gujarat

H S Shylendra and Uma Rani

Rural-Urban Linkages, Occupational Diversification and Sustainable Rural Livelihood Systems

K V Raju, Uma Rani and Anil Patel

Role of Non-Economic Motivation in Natural Resource Management

The Example of Swadhyaya in a Gujarat Village

Ruedi H[um]ogger

The Cross-Ploughed Field

PART THREE: GENDER ISSUES IN LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Smita Premchander

The 'Real Realities' of Life

Exploring Rural Livelihood Systems from a Gender Perspective

Smita Premchander and M Chidambaranathan

Gender and Leadership for Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Reality and Reflections

PART FOUR: SOUTH INDIAN LIVELIHOOD SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION

G S Aurora

Core Issues in the Agrarian Economy and Society of Karnataka

G K Karanth, V Ramaswamy and Ruedi H[um]ogger

The Threshing Floor Disappears

Rural Livelihood Systems in Transition

G K Karanth and V Ramaswamy

From Marey to Market

Changing Faces of Rural Livelihood Systems

V Ramaswamy et al

Emerging Rural Leadership and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

Evidence from Two South Indian Villages

Melchior Lengsfeld and D V Srinatha

Integrating Local Experiences into Watershed Interventions

A Modern Drainage Line Treatment in Semi-Arid Karnataka

PART FIVE: FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICE

Ruedi Baumgartner et al

Participatory Research on Rural Livelihoods

Promoting Local Ownership of Research Findings

Ruedi H[um]ogger and Ruedi Baumgartner

The RLS Approach in the Project Cycle Management

`What a pleasure to find, at long last, a book on rural livelihoods which does not package sustainability through the straightjacket of assessment, numbers and capital' - Development and Change

The book makes an excellent contribution to the literature on livelihoods and natural resource management…. The book indeed provides insight into the theme of livelihoods, natural resource management and sustainability. It does serve as an important reference for those interested in pursuing research or development action related to the livelihood enhancement of the rural poor.

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