Sustainable Livelihoods a Foundation for Rural Development Leads to Sustainability

Abhijeet Kumar


Sarala Birla University, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Ranchi, India; (India)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4649-3117

Avinash Kumar

1988avinashsingh@gmail.com
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dhanbad, India (India)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-7425

Swati Kumari


Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bhilai, India (India)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-6237

Neha Kumari


Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, School of Education, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India (India)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-367X

Sneha Kumari


Bank of India, Government of India (U/T), Dhanbad Zone, India (India)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1923-294X

Puja Mishra


Sarala Birla University, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Ranchi, India (India)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-4264

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate and analyse the significance of the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) and its application to rural development projects and policies. A literature review is conducted, with the primary focus being on the primary components of the SLA. The researchers noted that the SLA effectively interrogates the livelihoods of the poor and the various mechanisms in the approach. These mechanisms include all forms of capital, the vulnerability aspect, livelihood strategies, and outcomes, as well as the different laws and regulations governing the access and use of resources. The research also noted that the SLA effectively addresses the poor’s vulnerabilities. Scholarly heavy hitters like Chambers and Scoones (1992) have pointed out that this method is all-encompassing and hierarchical. The methodology has demonstrated in a theoretical sense that it is beneficial in understanding the livelihoods problem of the less fortunate in rural communities. It is strongly suggested that the government and its development partners adopt and incorporate the SLA into their policies to ensure sustainable livelihoods leading to sustainable development.


Keywords:

Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA), rural development, rural livelihoods, sustainable development

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Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Kumari, S., Kumari, N., Kumari, S., & Mishra, P. (2023). Sustainable Livelihoods a Foundation for Rural Development Leads to Sustainability . Problemy Ekorozwoju, 18(2), 128–140. https://doi.org/10.35784/preko.3951

Authors

Abhijeet Kumar 

Sarala Birla University, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Ranchi, India; India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4649-3117

Authors

Avinash Kumar 
1988avinashsingh@gmail.com
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dhanbad, India India
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-7425

Authors

Swati Kumari 

Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bhilai, India India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-6237

Authors

Neha Kumari 

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, School of Education, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-367X

Authors

Sneha Kumari 

Bank of India, Government of India (U/T), Dhanbad Zone, India India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1923-294X

Authors

Puja Mishra 

Sarala Birla University, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Ranchi, India India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-4264

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