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Boda bodas rule: Non-agricultural activities and their inequality implications in Western Kenya

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dc.creator Lay, Jann
dc.creator M'Mukaria, George Michuki
dc.creator Omar Mahmoud, Toman
dc.date 2007
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T06:22:19Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T06:22:19Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/3971
dc.identifier ppn:526068647
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/3971
dc.description Engagement in non-agricultural activities in rural areas can be classified into survival-led or opportunity-led. Survival-led diversification would decrease inequality by increasing the incomes of poorer households and thus reduce poverty. By contrast, opportunity-led diversification would increase inequality and have a minor effect on poverty, as it tends to be confined to non-poor households. Using data from Western Kenya, we confirm the existence of the differently motivated diversification strategies. Yet, the poverty and inequality implications differ somewhat from our expectations. Our findings indicate that in addition to asset constraints, rural households also face limited or relatively risky high-return opportunities outside agriculture.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) Kiel
dc.relation Kieler Arbeitspapiere 1314
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject Q12
dc.subject O17
dc.subject I31
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject Income diversification
dc.subject Non-agricultural activities
dc.subject Poverty
dc.subject Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.subject Kenya
dc.subject Inequality
dc.subject Dorfwirtschaft
dc.subject Landwirtschaftlicher Kleinbetrieb
dc.subject Diversifikation
dc.subject Ländliches Einkommen
dc.subject Einkommensverteilung
dc.subject Kenia (West)
dc.subject Afrika südlich der Sahara
dc.title Boda bodas rule: Non-agricultural activities and their inequality implications in Western Kenya
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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