Bridges Between Tradition and Innovation in Ethnomedicine Fostering Local Development Through Community-Based Enterprises in India

Community-based enterprises are the result of a process in which the community acts entrepreneurially to create and operate a new enterprise embedded in its existing social structure and network. This book argues that community-based enterprise could represent a strategy for fostering sustainable lo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Torri, Maria Costanza, Herrmann, Thora Martina (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Entrepreneurship and the Role of Local Communities
  • 2. Traditional Ethnobiological Knowledge and Bioprospecting
  • 3. The Gram Mooligai Limited Company (GMCL) – An Alternative Bioprospecting and Development Model: Constitution, Structure and Its Functioning
  • 4. Ethnomedicine, Capacity Development and Innovation System Through GMCL
  • 5. GMCL, The Supply Chain and The Final Market
  • The Impact of GMCL On Indigenous Communities
  • The Impact of GMCL On Indigenous Communities
  • Conclusion
  • Index