This paper examines the livelihoods of smallholder households in Malawi based on information derived from six villages in various parts of the country. Through detailed analysis of own-farm production and off-farm economic activities, the study explores similarities, diversities, and disparities in rural livelihoods. Liberalization policies and the high risk of crop failure have produced large disparities between those who achieve high income from own-farm production and those who do not. Off-farm income can help to reduce the risk of own-farm production, but is also a source of income disparity and provides little opportunity for upward economic mobility to escape poverty.
権利
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雑誌名
IDE Discussion Paper
雑誌名(英)
IDE Discussion Paper
巻
117
発行年
2007-08-01
出版者
Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
著者版フラグ
publisher
日本十進分類法
365.4
JEL分類
JEL:Q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, and Farm Input Markets
地域/国名
マラウィ
キーワード(LSH)
Livelihoods
Rural development
Agriculture
Nonfarm income
Malawi
Africa
Household
Income
生計
農村開発
農業
非農業所得
マラウィ
アフリカ
家計
所得
Gambling with Liberalization: Smallholder Livelihoods in Contemporary Rural Malawi
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