In Search of Sustainable Livelihood Systems: Managing Resources and Change

By Ruedi Baumgartner

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076199808X
• ISBN13: 9780761998082
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.4"