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| Title: | | Boda bodas rule: Non-agricultural activities and their inequality implications in Western Kenya  |
| Authors: | | Lay, Jann M'Mukaria, George Michuki Omar Mahmoud, Toman |
| Issue Date: | | 2007 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Kieler Arbeitspapiere 1314 |
| Abstract: | | 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. |
| Subjects: | | Income diversification Non-agricultural activities Poverty Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya Inequality |
| JEL: | | Q12 O17 I31 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des IfW Economists Online Kieler Arbeitspapiere, IfW
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