Routledge. - Indigenous people and economic development: an international perspective

Indigenous peoples are an intrinsic part of countries like Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Finland, the USA, India, Russia and almost all parts of South America and Africa. A considerable amount of research has been done during the twentieth century, mainly by anthropologists, sociologists and linguists in order to describe and document their traditional lifestyle for the protection and safeguarding of their established knowledge, skills, languages and beliefs. These communities are engaging and adapting rapidly to the changing circumstances partly caused by post modernisation and the process of globalization. These have led them to aspire to better living standards, as well as preserving their uniqueness, approaches to the environment, and close proximity to social structures and communities. For at least the last two decades, patterns of increased economic activity by indigenous peoples in many countries have been viewed to be significantly on the rise.

Indigenous People and Economic Development reveals some of the characteristics of this economic activity, 'coloured' by the unique regard and philosophy of life that indigenous people around the world have. The successes, difficulties and obstacles to economic development, their solutions and innovative practices in business all of these elements, based on research findings, are discussed in this book and offer an inside view of the dynamics of the indigenous societies which are evolving in a globalised and highly interconnected contemporary world.

Katia lankova is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism at the University of Greenwich. She has a PhD in Urban Studies from the University of Quebec, Canada. Katia is a specialist in Indigenous studies and is a frequent contributor to books and journal articles on tourism and indigenous peoples.

Azizul Hassan is a member of the Tourism Consultants Network of the UK Tourism Society, and is currently working towards a PhD at Cardiff Metropolitan University. His main areas of research are focused on ethnography and tourism.

Rachel L'Abb has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Quebec, Canada. She is the founding President of the Sustainable Destinations Consultancy, a firm dealing with the sustainable development of tourist destinations in Latin American countries.

An International Perspective

Edited by
Katia Iankova, Azizul Hassan and Rachel Labb

First published 2016
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lankova, Katia.
Indigenous people and economic development: an international perspective / by Katia lankova,
Azizul Hassan and Rachel LAbbee.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4724-3485-2 (hardback: alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-3155-8834-6 (ebook)
ISBN 978-1-3171-1730-8 (epub) 1. Indigenous peoplesEconomic conditions. 2. Economic
development. 3. Community development. I. Hassan, Azizul. II. L'Abbee, Rachel. III. Title.
GN380.126 2015
305.8dc23
2015018106

ISBN: 978-1-4724-3485-2 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-3155-8834-6 (ebk)

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