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Building upon peoples ecological knowledge: Framework for studying culturally embedded CPR Institutions
(2012-10-17)
We have earlier argued (Gupta 1990) that portfolio of activities evolved by household for adjusting with risks includes a combination of apparently rational strategies of livelihood. The portfolio is based on resources ...
Is the just systems also fairer? traversing the domain of knowledge, institutions, culture and ethics
(2010-07-20)
In this case he deals with the issue of Prior Informed Consent and the ethics underlying the knowledge exchange between formal and informal system. The criteria for assessing the adverse consequence from knowledge providers ...
Empowerment for sustainable development: building upon local creativity and entrepreneurship in Vulnerable environments
(2010-04-17)
A transition towards sustainable development requires recognition of the fundamental contradiction between the strategies which build upon what people do not know or have and the ones which take people s knowledge systems ...
Farmers innovations for sustainable resources management and conservation of biological diversity
(2010-03-28)
The agricultural transformation during green revolution is no more green in most developing countries. The declining productivity of inputs clearly points to the non-sustainable nature of current growth processes. While ...
Lessons from learners
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-01-01)
Drought, deprivation and sustainable development: Why are the public policies so weak?
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1991-04-01)
National capacity to deal with the deleterious consequences of the drought has certainly increased in the recent years. But the' absence of death' as an indicator of success of public policies for drought mitigation is not ...
Strategic opportunities in managing IPRs: Biodiversity, drug industry and emerging options
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1998-12-01)
In this paper, I first discuss the key concept of IPR and its relevance for our conditions. I particularly refer to the opportunities that exist globally with specific reference to patent expiration, biodiversity based ...
Ethics of extraction: Biodiversity and indigenous knowledge
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1998-12-01)
Extraction of local knowledge of people has gone on for a very long time without any reciprocity or accountability towards the knowledge providers. The paper looks at several kinds of accountability of researchers such as ...
Initiative, innovation and institutions: The study of emerging trends in voluntarism in rural development in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-03-01)
The individual urge to extend one's responsibility for social change beyond mandated or formal duties is far more pervasive than is generally assumed. However, not each individual with such an urge takes voluntary initiatives. ...
Harnessing wisdom for managing watersheds: honey bee perspective on innovations, institutions and policies for marginal environments
(2010-07-22)
Participatory approaches for watershed management are now considered essential for sustainable natural resources
management and yet there is very little opportunity for intellectual participation by the people. This ...