| Title |
Indigenous populations and sustainable development: Building on indigenous approaches to holistic, self-determined development |
| ID_Doc |
66122 |
| Authors |
Loomis, TM |
| Title |
Indigenous populations and sustainable development: Building on indigenous approaches to holistic, self-determined development |
| Year |
2000 |
| Published |
World Development, 28.0, 5 |
| Abstract |
In the 1990s, efforts to operationalize sustainable development have been led by Western ecological economists, utilizing Capital Theory. This conceptual work has largely ignored indigenous peoples' efforts to achieve self-determination and embark on development initiatives of their own. This paper argues that these grassroots initiatives have drawn on residual stocks of social/cultural capital for their impetus, and provide useful insights into problems of conceiving and operationalizing "sustainable development." Indigenous nations often espouse holistic frameworks broader than sustainable development models. They have had to address issues such as creating alternative governance structures, and how to incorporate holistic values into tribal development without jeopardizing business operations. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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