This book synthesizes the conceptual, analytical and applied aspects of rural livelihoods as a discipline, and encompasses several analytical frameworks and approaches on rural livelihoods that have been designed, applied and discussed over the last five decades. These include the collective governance of common pool resources, sustainable livelihoods framework with its vulnerability-asset construct, microfinance led by self-help groups, government and for-profit companies, poverty dynamics and stages-of-progress, and resilience framework to address complex risks The book comprehensively collates the available scholarship on rural livelihoods in one place to support educators, young professionals and students to use these analytical approaches in their research and development work, and aims to evolve a shared understanding on rural livelihoods and help connect the different worlds of academia, development and policy making.The book is divided into six main parts, namely: the continued relevance of rural livelihoods in attaining the SDGs; the evolution of rural livelihood approaches; assessing the present state-of-knowledge; deepening the understanding with analytical exercises; informing the practice of rural livelihoods; and discussing the way forward. The book translates these concepts into a ready-to-teach applied format by adding class exercises, activity plans and evaluation sections, and provides a step-by-step approach to apply these learnings in real life situations and functions as a ready reckoner for professionals engaged in delivering rural livelihoods. Through this, the book offers a solid foundation to the teaching and learning of rural livelihoods in academia by offering a syllabus which the educator can build on, and builds a bridge between the science, policy and practice of rural livelihoods to shape a pool of better informed and equipped professionals. weiterlesen