ISBN:
9780415615983
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (225 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Risk and Social Change in an African Rural Economy : Livelihoods in Pastoralist Communities
DDC:
306.3/49
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Policy in pastoral areas is often formulated on the basis of assumptions and stereotypes, without adequate empirical foundations. This book provides evidence on livelihood strategies being followed in pastoral areas, and investigates patterns in decision making and well being. It indicates the importance of livestock to the livelihoods of people in these areas, and identifies the critical and widespread importance of access to the cash economy, concluding that future development activities need to be built on the foundation of the livestock economy, instead of seeking to replace it
Description / Table of Contents:
Risk and Social Change in an African Rural Economy Livelihoods in pastoralist communities; Copyright; Contents; List of plates, figures, and tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Culture, history, and political ecology; Peoples and locations; The social and economic importance of mobility; Critical ecological "patches" in the region; Influences of colonial and post-colonial processes; Pastoral institutions and social relationships; Summary; 3 Markets and market relations; Description of regional market and marketplaces; Transport constraints; Social relations of livestock trade
Description / Table of Contents:
Livestock trade from the perspective of the herderMarket types and actors; Consumer goods; Summary; 4 A risky region; Risk in the production environment; Market risk; Community-level risk; Risk perceptions; Summary; 5 Changing livelihood strategies; Income, poverty, and inequality; Livelihood groups; Income components; Expenditure; Access to livestock; Milk production; Livestock sales; Access to cash; Summary; Appendix 5A: T-test results; 6 Household and intra-household patterns; Household structure; Female-headed households; Health and nutrition; Education; Activities and sources of income
Description / Table of Contents:
Asset ownershipHousehold bargaining; Summary; 7 Regional development priorities; Developments in arid and semi-arid rangelands; Development rankings; Past experience with development projects and development rankings; Development rankings; Future development rankings; Community and individual differences in rankings; Summary; 8 Conclusion; Appendix A: PARIMA publications; Notes; References; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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