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Ethnodevelopment Theory

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2.3.3. Ethnoeconomics, Ethnodevelopment and Sustainable Development As for economics, an emic view towards economic activity of people at the community level brings different perspective of how development should be approached. While mainstream economic approach seeks economic problem from the perspective of policy maker, the emic view suggests to accommodate the voice of the people, particularly their understanding of their economic problem. People’s inability to send their kids to school perhaps not a sign of people needs of money support, but probably it shows the inability of the people to manage their daily money, despite of the fact that money is also playing its functions. This would bring to the concept of ‘Ethnoecomics’. It refers …show more content…

‘Ethnodevelopment’ refers to the right of local people, including ethno-cultural groups to participate in the development process on their own approaches. The approach was formulated within Latin American critical anthropologists to address various problems of unequal development of local or indigenous people and other marginalised groups (Seymour-Smith 1986: 97).Warren, Slikkerveer & Brokensha (1995) work is also based on this ethnodevelopment paradigm, in which, a cultural dimension is integrated in the process of development. Development’ as it is understood today is a Western concept. It does not reflect the social, cultural and historical realities of the people. Therefore, ethnodevelopment proposes a new approach which integrates culture and development ( Cf. Hettne …show more content…

‘Cosmology’ deals with a study of how human understanding the universe and its components, how it was formed, how it has evolved and what it would become. In axiological perspective, cosmology is used to understand how human can achieve their happiness through their words and actions, based on their views of themselves, the society, the environment, and to a certain extent, the spiritual beings. For instance, Ancient Indian believes that, living in a scattered area is preferable to protect the natural environment than flocked in one particular area, by considering their belief about ‘maya’. Later in social science, the term migration in social science developeds further related to the concept of dynamics of

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