Nurturing Traditional Knowledge Systems for Development

Nurturing Traditional Knowledge Systems for Development

Traditional Knowledge systems are the essence of the social capital of the poor and the source of their survival strategies. Rooted in tradition, TK is also contemporary knowledge, defined by its inherently dynamic nature. It is constantly evolving...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BIODIVERSITY
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
CANCER
CONSERVATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FOOD SECURITY
HEADACHES
HOLISTIC APPROACH
INFORMED CONSENT
INNOVATION
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
KNOW-HOW
KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
LAWS
LESSONS LEARNED
MALARIA
MARKETING
MEDICINES
PARTNERSHIP
PATENTS
PATIENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROTOCOLS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS
PUBLISHING
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
SOCIAL CAPITAL
STREAMS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUSTAINABLE USE
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TEXT
TRADE SECRETS
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
TRANSACTION COSTS
TUBERCULOSIS
WOUNDS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/5545666/nurturing-traditional-knowledge-systems-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10776
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Summary:Traditional Knowledge systems are the essence of the social capital of the poor and the source of their survival strategies. Rooted in tradition, TK is also contemporary knowledge, defined by its inherently dynamic nature. It is constantly evolving as individual and community responses to the challenges posed by their environment.

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