Indigenous Enviromental Knowledge and its Transformations
Indigenous Enviromental Knowledge and its Transformations

Author: Alan Bicker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-12-16

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1135295131

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The first concerted critical examination of the uses and abuses of indigenous knowledge. The contributors focus on a series of interrelated issues in their interrogation of indigenous knowledge and its specific applications within the localised contexts of particular Asian societies and regional cultures. In particular they explore the problems of translation and mistranslation in the local-global transference of traditional practices and representations of resources.

Agriculture And Employment In Developing Countries
Agriculture And Employment In Developing Countries

Author: Bela B Mukhoti

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-08-19

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0429691416

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High rates of growth in agricultural production need not be incompatible with increased employment, income, and the satisfaction of basic needs in the lower-income developing countries. Emphasizing this theme, the author presents three alternative agricultural development strategies and suggests guidelines for identifying appropriate policies and p

Sri Lanka's Rubber Industry
Sri Lanka's Rubber Industry

Author: Yusuf Choudhry

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780821340042

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World Bank Technical Paper No. 359. As the telecommunications sector evolves toward a more competitive environment in which the private actors become the main players, it is essential to develop policies that will reduce the disparities between urban and rural telecommunications services. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the technical and financial parameters that have to be considered in formulating such policies. It presents an array of options for commercial operation of rural telecommunications and challenges the general perception that rural telecommunications services are unprofitable. It demonstrates that services can be economically delivered to rural areas at affordable prices while simultaneously providing reasonable financial returns to investors. A planning tool kit is included that assists in the design of the various options.