dc.contributor.author | M'Mukaria, George Michuki | |
dc.contributor.author | Mahmoud, Toman Omar | |
dc.contributor.author | Lay, Jann | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-24T13:24:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-24T13:24:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 16-08-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lay, Jann, Omar Mahmoud, Toman and M'Mukaria, George Michuki, Boda-Bodas Rule: Non-Agricultural Activities and Their Inequality Implications in Western Kenya (April 1, 2007). GIGA Working Paper No. 48. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=983913 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.983913 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://papers.ssrn.com/soL3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=983913 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/39081 | |
dc.description.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. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | working papers series;GIGA Working Paper No. 48 | |
dc.title | Boda-Bodas Rule: Non-Agricultural Activities and Their Inequality Implications in Western Kenya | en |
dc.type | Working Paper | en |
local.publisher | Institute of Development Studies | en |