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.