Microentrepreneurship in Himalayan Region: Drafting Heritage Sustenance Through Stakeholders Perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-324
Author(s):  
Sandeep Walia ◽  
Aruditya Jasrotia ◽  
Parvinder Kour ◽  
Pooja Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Heritage Development

The debate pertaining to poverty alleviation and increased employment opportunities for tourism microentrepreneurship has recently emerged as an area of investigation in the spheres of academic research. The role of tourism microentrepreneurship in strengthening rural communities has been researched by various tourism researchers and practitioners across the globe in the last few decades. The present study is aimed towards finding out the stakeholder's perception towards microentrepreneurship as a tool for conserving cultural, natural, and built heritage, particularly in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. To achieve the objectives of this study, a qualitative method has been adopted. The proposed method to investigate stakeholder perception is based on a two-step procedure. The first step identifies the sustainable practices available in the targeted area, and in the second stage current entrepreneurial practices among the microentrepreneurs are investigated through interviews with the respondents to determine the accountability of those practices with sustainable heritage development in the study area. The findings of the study reflect that there is a gap between the microentrepreneurship practices and the sustainable development in the study area. There is also a lack of policies and support from the side of governing bodies. Hence, the study puts forward the fact that despite several challenges, sustainable microentrepreneurship can offer a potential solution to poverty alleviation in the Himalayan region of India. The economic benefits of sustainable micro-entrepreneurship are compelling, and its potential effects on the improvement of the overall lifestyle of stakeholders are equally promising.

The Social and Economic Benefits of Nepal Wireless

2013 ◽  
pp. 57-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahabir Pun
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Network Technology ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Training And Research

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a vital instrument for delivering a number of services such as education, healthcare, and public services. Community wireless networks are community-centric telecommunication infrastructures developed to provide affordable communication for those who live in remote areas. This chapter discusses the role of Nepal Wireless in achieving socio-economic development of rural communities by facilitating affordable Internet access. In particular, the authors discuss the philosophy and objectives of the project, used network technology, financial resources, and management structure. In addition, the chapter discusses its key services including e-learning, telemedicine, e-commerce, training, and research support. The authors also analyze the challenges Nepal Wireless faced and articulate on the approaches it took to address those challenges. These challenges include lack of technical skills, selecting appropriate technology, ensuring funding resources, difficult geographical terrains, unstable political situation, and expensive devices. They conclude the chapter with some suggestions for policy makers, community developers, and academicians.

scholarly journals The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Behind Closed Doors

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radoslav S. Dimitrov
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Cognitive Change ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
The Political ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Persuasive Arguments ◽  
Political Success

The Paris Agreement constitutes a political success in climate negotiations and traditional state diplomacy, and offers important implications for academic research. Based on participatory research, the article examines the political dynamics in Paris and highlights features of the process that help us understand the outcome. It describes battles on key contentious issues behind closed doors, provides a summary and evaluation of the new agreement, identifies political winners and losers, and offers theoretical explanations of the outcome. The analysis emphasizes process variables and underscores the role of persuasion, argumentation, and organizational strategy. Climate diplomacy succeeded because the international conversation during negotiations induced cognitive change. Persuasive arguments about the economic benefits of climate action altered preferences in favor of policy commitments at both national and international levels.

scholarly journals Cooperatives of Mexico: Their Social Benefits and Their Contribution to Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Denise Díaz de León ◽  
Omar Díaz Fragoso ◽  
Igor Rivera ◽  
Gibrán Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Goals

Cooperatives are considered an organizational alternative based on principles and values. These organizations seek the fulfillment of social and economic benefits for their members as well as for the community in which they develop. Their nature allows them to solve problems such as social and labor exclusion as well as environmental issues. However, although their benefits to society have been extensively studied, little is known about how these organizations contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim of this study is to analyze the way in which the social benefits generated by cooperatives contribute to the fulfillment of the SDGs in Mexico City. This qualitative study uses interviews and thematic analysis to identify and define the different social benefits generated by 134 cooperatives in Mexico City. These benefits were analyzed to identify whether they contribute to the fulfillment of the SDGs. The results stimulate the theoretical and empirical discussion about the role of cooperatives and their contribution to solving current social problems, as established by the United Nations. The article presented is of scientific interest and it is also relevant for the elaboration of public policies aimed at producing better results for these types of organizations.

Under-tourism regions and destinations: what are their opportunities to succeed?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lienite Litavniece ◽  
Inese Silicka ◽  
Zanete Garanti ◽  
Galina Berjozkina ◽  
Stathis Kolongou
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Rural Destinations

PurposeThe paper aims to identify the success factors that guide the sustainable development of rural tourism destinations in Cyprus.Design/methodology/approachFor the purpose of this study, two rural villages in the Larnaca and Limassol districts of Cyprus were selected as a sample. Interviews, field visits, interactions with practitioners, the local community and leaders in these villages then followed. Thematic analysis was applied to identify the factors guiding the sustainable development of these villages.FindingsNine success factors were identified: finding the theme and engaging with it, allowing locals to guide the development, training and education, economic benefits, developing new products and services, community involvement, the role of younger people, strong leadership and island-wide efforts to rebrand Cyprus as a destination. These factors seem to be critical to the success of sustainable rural destinations and to rebranding Cyprus as a destination that offers authentic experiences.Originality/valueThe nine success factors identified by studying two villages in Cyprus can guide other rural destinations in finding their path to sustainable development through themes and authentic experiences.

scholarly journals Perception and Drivers of Financial Constraints for the Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7217
Author(s):  
Tamara Teplova ◽  
Tatiana Sokolova ◽  
Mariya Gubareva ◽  
Kristina Galenskaya ◽  
Andrey Teplov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
State Ownership ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Debt Market ◽  
The Impact

Financial market imperfections constrain firms’ ability to obtain funds. This is especially true for the former communist bloc countries. However, the restrictions on access to financing and the attitudes of management in these geographies remain overlooked by academic research and represent an important obstacle on the roadmap to sustainable development. The objective of this paper is to fill this gap by analyzing the impact of ownership structure, institutional environment development, and debt market profile on the perception of financial constraints by the representatives of corporate top management from 28 countries of the former communist bloc. Our analysis spans over the period 2002–2013. We apply the probit and Heckman models to investigate nonlinear and multicast effects of the considered factors. We evidence that during the crisis and post-crisis periods, foreign ownership alleviates the restrictions on access to financial resources. We also discuss the role of state ownership. We find that the volume of local currency bond market has a nonlinear U-shape relationship. Our results are useful for policy makers focused on sustainable development of the former communist economies by means of improving access of businesses to financing.

scholarly journals ESG: Research Progress and Future Prospects

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11663
Author(s):  
Ting-Ting Li ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Toshiyuki Sueyoshi ◽  
Derek D. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Impact

The sustainable development of the global economy and society calls for the practice of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) principle. The ESG principle has been developed for 17 years following its formal proposal in 2004. Countries around the world continue to promote the coordinated development of the environment, society, and governance in accordance with the ESG principle. In order to review and summarize ESG research, this study takes the literature related to ESG research as the research object and presents the cooperation status, hot spots, and trends of ESG research with the help of the literature analysis tool CiteSpace. On the basis of quantitative analysis results, this study presents an examination and comprehensive summary of progress in the research into ESG combined with a systematic literature review. This includes the theoretical basis of ESG research, the interaction between the dimensions of ESG, the impact of ESG on the economic consequences, the risk prevention role of ESG, and ESG measurement. Based on the systematic summary of research progress, this paper further refines the characteristics of ESG research, reveals the shortcomings of ESG research, and propose a focus for ESG research in the future in order to provide a reference for academic research and the practice of ESG.

scholarly journals Fostering Knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals in Universities: The Case of Sulitest

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13215
Author(s):  
Aurélien Décamps ◽  
Oihab Allal-Chérif ◽  
Anne Gombault
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Sustainability Literacy ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

Improving sustainability knowledge is crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This article highlights the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) in fostering sustainable development knowledge in higher education institutions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of collaboration and stakeholder engagement for the adoption and impact of an MSP. The method is based on the case-study of Sulitest: an international MSP developing open online tools to raise and map sustainability literacy. Sulitest engages different stakeholders to co-develop and disseminate online tools according to the stakeholder context. Sulitest is also a data-provider for academic research investigating the advancement of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This study uses a sample of 61,376 students in 33 countries having taken the Sustainability Literacy Test between September 2016 and December 2018 to estimate the advancement of students’ knowledge and understanding of the 17 SDGs and their systemic nature. Factorial analysis allows to map the dimensions of sustainability literacy related to the level of engagement and collaboration in this MSP. The results show that active collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and membership in international networks act as important factors of adoption of this initiative. The analysis also highlights the role of exposure to education in order to enhance sustainability literacy and to develop a systemic perspective of sustainability.

scholarly journals Impact of Non-Governmental Organisation in Poverty Alleviation-A Case of Zabzugu Tatale in the North of Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Saddiqque ◽  
Yinghua Chen ◽  
Robert Teye Plahar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Wealth Distribution ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Development Fund ◽  
The North ◽  
The Impact

Ever since Ghana had its independence in 1957, its economy has seen steady economic growth, rapid expansion of small-scale agriculture and impressive development of a variety of social services. Fine, B., and Rose,P. (2001) That notwithstanding it needs to be said that there is a wide income disparities and wealth distribution resulting in extensive poverty and general malnutrition in mostly the rural communities. Following independence from the British, there has been a wide spread of NGO activity like wildfire. Chowdhury, A.F. and Rose, P. (2014).Many NGO's were already present in the country, as well as steady growth of both nationwide and more locally- based indigenous NGO's. Around the early 1980's there was a change from welfare to a more development-oriented form of NGO intervention in the country which centered around groups and usually aimed directly or indirectly at alleviating the local people from the poor state in which they found themselves. Massive awareness creation formed a major composition of an increasing number of NGO intervention .With all this developments little is still known about the overall impact NGO have on the topic of poverty and also very few details of certain projects have been made known to the public as most of the NGO's are not accountable to any major body as in the case of certain big multinational corporation that are answerable to their shareholders. Jones, P. (2011).  The major part of this Working Paper reports on the evaluation of four rural NGO interventions aimed, broadly, at poverty-alleviation, and undertaken during 1990. This case study throws more light on the fact that with all these interventions that were brought as a way of changing the life of people, there is still room for improvement even till this day in the 21st century dispensation. It needs to be noted that just recently the Zabzugu-tatale district was a beneficiary of such alleviation programs formed by the UNICEF which was themed integrated community development fund.  Zabzugu-tatale is a district in the north region of Ghana and for the purpose of this academic research it has been chosen and findings would better help us understand the impact NGO's actually have in these communities. Hossain, N., Subrahmanian, R., and Kabeer, N. (2012).

Poverty alleviation via tourism cooperatives in China: the story of Yuhu

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 879-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaotao Yang ◽  
Kam Hung
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Collective Levels ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Broad Understanding

Purpose – This study aims to understand whether poverty alleviation can be realized in tourism via tourism cooperatives. As a fast growing industry in the world, tourism has accelerated economic development in many participating places. A large number of tourism cooperatives have emerged to capture conspicuous economic benefits from tourism in many rural areas of China. The role of tourism cooperatives has not yet been explored from the poverty alleviation perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Two field trips to Yuhu Village, Lijiang, China, which included in-depth interviews, were conducted during August and December 2011, aiming at understanding the roles of tourism cooperatives in poverty alleviation. In-depth interviews with villagers (45) and mangers of tourism cooperative (5) were conducted. A systematic coding procedure including open, axial and selective coding was conducted with the software assistance of ATLAS.TI6.2. Findings – Evidence from Yuhu suggested that resources and power changes, both of which are further divided into both individual and collective levels, are the main contributors to substantial improvements of the poor. Material and social resources were significantly accumulated. In addition, empowerment, referring to the improvements in status, legitimacy and capability/knowledge, facilitated villagers to obtain favorable policies. By embracing a more broad understanding of poverty, the tourism cooperative is proven to effectively alleviate the poverty suffering of Yuhu villagers. Originality/value – Understanding poverty from a multi-dimensional perspective is deemed to be critical to reveal the actual story, as evidenced in this study, with analyzing resource flows and power changes at different stages of tourism development. By embracing a more broad understanding of poverty, the role of tourism cooperatives in poverty alleviation was able to be noticed and emerged from in-depth interviews. A systematic scrutiny has been carried out to examine the pro-poor effects brought about by tourism cooperatives.

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