This paper presents comparative qualitative and quantitative evidence from rural Kenya and Madagascar in an attempt to untangle the causality behind persistent poverty. We find striking differences in welfare dynamics depending on whether one uses total income, including stochastic terms and inev...
Barrett, Christopher B.
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Marenya, P.P.
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McPeak, J.G.
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Minten, Bart
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Murithi, F.
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Oluoch-Kosura, W.
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Place, Frank
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Randrianarisoa, J.C.
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Rasambainarivo, J.
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Wangila, J.
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[Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar]
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Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar
This paper examines the performance of rural-based community groups in Central Kenya and addresses the methodological issues and challenges faced in doing this. Performance measures included subjective and objective ratings of success, including more objectively verifiable measures at household a...
Place, Frank
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Kariuki, G.
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Wangila, J.
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Makauki, A.
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Ndubi, J.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Assessing the factors underlying differences in achievements of farmer groups: methodological issues and empirical findings from the highlands of central Kenya]
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Assessing the factors underlying differences in achievements of farmer groups: methodological issues and empirical findings from the highlands of central Kenya
Recent hikes in food prices have created economic and social turmoil in many African countries. But in Malawi, fertilizer and seed subsidies have enabled small-scale farmers to improve maize productivity and achieve food security.
Denning, G.L.
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Kabambe, P
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Sánchez, P.A.
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Malik, A.
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Flor, R
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Harawa, R
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Nkhoma, P
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Zamba, C
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Banda, C
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Magombo, C
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Keating, M
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Wangila, J.
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Sachs, JD
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[Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution]
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Input subsidies to improve smallholder maize productivity in Malawi : Toward an African green revolution