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Re-energising livelihoods approaches

A series of seminars, organised by the Livelihoods Network and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is bringing together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to explore sustainable livelihoods approaches. Robert Chambers and Ian Scoones reflect on the future prospects for livelihoods approaches to development.
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Practising what we preach?
The failure to apply sustainable livelihoods thinking where it is most needed - in the North, by Robert Chambers.

Re-energising livelihoods approaches
New focus, new priorities?
Livelihoods perspectives offer an important lens for looking at complex rural development questions. So why are they seemingly not as prominent today compared to a decade ago, asks Ian Scoones?

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