Download or read book Economic Studies of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge written by Nirmal Sengupta and published by Academic Foundation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the traditional and indigenous knowledge of the common men and women of India--tribal and Dalit populations, fisher folk, craftsmen, artisans, and leather workers--which includes their agriculture, housing, and irrigation methods; medicinal knowled≥ methods for collecting drinking water; and arts and culture. It establishes that the economic significance of such knowledge in the modern world is being utilized in a wide variety of ways. Globally, indigenous knowledge is now recognized as an underutilized resource that can help to reduce poverty and a dormant reserve with considerable commercial potential.