02200cam a22003851i 4500 0000030340 20230921135250.0 130709t20132013 xxmb b a000 0 eng 2013930172 9789400762671 : $177.00 9400762674 9789400762688 (eBook) (OCoLC)852916285 (OCoLC)852916285 f------ HC800.Z9 M67 2013 Morse, Stephen, 1957-. Sustainable livelihood approach : a critique of theory and practice / Stephen Morse, Nora McNamara. Dordrecht : Springer, 2013. ©2013. xviii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. text rdacontent. unmediated rdamedia. volume rdacarrier. Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-183) and index. We all view the ubiquitous term 'sustainability' as a worthwhile goal. But how can we apply the principles of sustainability in the real world, at the sharp end of communities in developing nations where income insecurity is the troubled norm? This volume provides some practical answers, explaining the precepts of the 'sustainable livelihood approach' (SLA) through the case study of a microfinance scheme in Africa. The case study, centered around the work of the Catholic Church's Diocesan Development Services organization, involved an SLA implemented over two years designed in part to help enhance its existing microfinance operation through closer links between local communities and international donors. The book's central conclusion is that we must move beyond the concept of sustainable livelihood itself, with its in-built polarities between developed and developing nations, and embrace a more global notion of 'sustainable lifestyle'.--Publisher. Sustainable development Africa. Sustainability Africa. McNamara, Nora. 170727 N 20230822095114.0 7458 7458 0 0 0 0 cutlib cutlib 2023-09-21 0 HC 800.Z9 MOR BK0050602 2023-09-21 00:00:00 c.042765 2023-09-21 BK 0 0 0 0 cutlib cutlib 2023-09-21 0 HC 800.Z9 MOR BK0050603 2023-09-21 00:00:00 c.042764 2023-09-21 BK