Globalisation has become a vivid reality with its ever encompassing reach in every sphere of human existence. It has become a hallmark of contemporary communities across the world. Despite such gigantic dimensions, the majority of the mountainous regions viz. the Himalayas seem to have remained outside the ‘mainstream culture’. This book, the outcome of an International Conference on ‘Globalisation and Cultural Practices in Mountain Areas: ...
From the introduction, human development had been defined as 'a process of enlarging people's choices'. This approach to development places people at the centre and treats them as active subjects and not passive beneficiaries. Human beings and the expansion of their capabilities are treated as ends rather than means for sustainable growth. This concept is one of the most important attempts to formulate alternative development theories and strategies to replace ...
