Presents study carried out to evaluate how different households have fared over time in the communities. The aim of the study was to determine the proportions of households that Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? The study presents results fr...
Mango, N.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Krishna, A.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Omolo, Abisalom
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Arunga, M.
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[Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? Evidence from Kenya]
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Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? Evidence from Kenya
Combining qualitative-quantitative approaches, we examined the reasons behind household movements into and out of poverty across Kenya, and how they differ by livelihood zones. Among the 4773 households studied, 42 per cent were poor 15 years ago and 50 per cent are poor at the present time. Over...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Mango, N.
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Krishna, A.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Johnson, Nancy L.
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[Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya]
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Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya
Livestock play an important role for poor rural households in regions such as the Peruvian Andes. Research methods leading to a better understanding of the role of livestock in household poverty dynamics, and what better targeted policies and interventions may enhance that role, however, are not ...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Krishna, A.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kuan, A.
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Quilca, G.
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Sánchez Urrelo, A.
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León Velarde, C.U.
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[Poverty dynamics and the role of livestock in the Peruvian Andes]
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Poverty dynamics and the role of livestock in the Peruvian Andes
Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty will require simultaneous action on two separate fronts: helping poor people escape from poverty, and stemming the flow of people into poverty. This article examines forty Peruvian communities, and finds that descents into poverty have ...
Krishna, A.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kuan, J.
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Quilca, G.
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Sánchez Urrelo, A.
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[Fixing the hole in the bucket: household poverty dynamics in the Peruvian Andes]
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Fixing the hole in the bucket: household poverty dynamics in the Peruvian Andes
Three hundred and sixteen households in 20 western Kenyan villages — 19% of all households in these villages — managed successfully to escape from poverty in the past 25 years. However, another 325 households (i.e. 19% of all households of these villages) fell into abiding poverty in the same per...
Krishna, A.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Nindo, W.
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[Escaping poverty and becoming poor in twenty Kenyan villages.]
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Escaping poverty and becoming poor in twenty Kenyan villages.
A community-based methodology called the ‘stages of progress’ approach was used to assess household poverty dynamics in 20 communities and for over 1,700 households representing two different ethnic groups in Western Kenya. The objectives of the study were to obtain a better understanding of hous...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Krishna, A.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Nindo, W.
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[Pathways out of poverty in western Kenya and the role of livestock]
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Pathways out of poverty in western Kenya and the role of livestock
This is the 39th of a series of Working Papers prepared for the Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI). The purpose of these papers is to explore issues related to livestock Development in the context of poverty alleviation. Livestock is vital to the economies of many developing countries. ...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Krishna, A.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kuan, J.
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Quilca, G.
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Sánchez Urrelo, A.
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[Dynamic poverty processes and the role of livestock in Peru]
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Dynamic poverty processes and the role of livestock in Peru