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This essay deals with the repercussions of rapid economic globalisation for mountain environments and communities in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. The subject, despite its importance, has not received systematic attention beyond the protests and debates by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and others (Roy 1997). We present the information and understanding generated by a recently concluded exploratory study on the subject supported by the Mac Arthur Foundation (Jodha 2002). After discussing the key features of the rapid economic globalisation in the HKH region, we examine how mountain-specific conditions (mountain specificities), such as fragility, inaccessibility, diversity, and marginality, interact with the globalisation process. We identify the risks and opportunities created by globalisation for mountain areas and communities. The prognosis that derives from our discussion is supported by emerging evidence from selected mountain areas of China, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh (Jodha 2002).
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Jodha, N.S. (2005). Economic Globalisation and its Repercussions for Fragile Mountains and Communities in the Himalayas. In: Huber, U.M., Bugmann, H.K.M., Reasoner, M.A. (eds) Global Change and Mountain Regions. Advances in Global Change Research, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3508-X_58
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