R. H. Cassen

Bio: R. H. Cassen is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Commission. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 1949 citations.

Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: "Our Common Future"

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Health promotion glossary (1998)

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Livelihoods perspectives and rural development

Abstract: Livelihoods perspectives have been central to rural development thinking and practice in the past decade But where do such perspectives come from, what are their conceptual roots, and what influences have shaped the way they have emerged? This paper offers an historical review of key moments in debates about rural livelihoods, identifying the tensions, ambiguities and challenges of such approaches A number of core challenges are identified, centred on the need to inject a more thorough-going political analysis into the centre of livelihoods perspectives This will enhance the capacity of livelihoods perspectives to address key lacunae in recent discussions, including questions of knowledge, politics, scale and dynamics