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dc.contributor.authorLay, Jannen
dc.contributor.authorM'Mukaria, George Michukien
dc.contributor.authorOmar Mahmoud, Tomanen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T14:31:24Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T14:31:24Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/3971-
dc.description.abstractEngagement 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.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aKiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) |cKielen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aKiel Working Paper |x1314en
dc.subject.jelQ12en
dc.subject.jelO17en
dc.subject.jelI31en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordNon-agricultural activitiesen
dc.subject.keywordPovertyen
dc.subject.keywordSub-Saharan Africaen
dc.subject.keywordKenyaen
dc.subject.keywordInequalityen
dc.subject.keywordIncome diversificationen
dc.subject.stwDorfwirtschaften
dc.subject.stwLandwirtschaftlicher Kleinbetrieben
dc.subject.stwDiversifikationen
dc.subject.stwLändliches Einkommenen
dc.subject.stwEinkommensverteilungen
dc.subject.stwKenia (West)en
dc.subject.stwAfrika südlich der Saharaen
dc.titleBoda bodas rule: Non-agricultural activities and their inequality implications in Western Kenya-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn526068647en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:ifwkwp:1314en

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