Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua

This paper uses an asset-base framework to analyze the determinants of rural growth and sustainable poverty reduction for the three poorest countries in Central America: Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua...Using a combination of GIS mapping techniques, quantitative household analysis, and qualitativ...

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Main Authors: Alwang, Jeffrey, Jansen, Hans G. P., Siegel, Paul B., Pichon, Francisco
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Español
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160686
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author Alwang, Jeffrey
Jansen, Hans G. P.
Siegel, Paul B.
Pichon, Francisco
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description This paper uses an asset-base framework to analyze the determinants of rural growth and sustainable poverty reduction for the three poorest countries in Central America: Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua...Using a combination of GIS mapping techniques, quantitative household analysis, and qualitative analyses of assets and livelihoods, the authors generate a description of rural territories that recognizes the differential effects of policies and asset bundles across space and households. They identify the combinations of human, natural and physical, social and location-specific assets that matter most to raise household well-being and take advantage of prospects for poverty-reducing growth.
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spelling CGSpace1606862025-11-06T05:23:10Z Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua Alwang, Jeffrey Jansen, Hans G. P. Siegel, Paul B. Pichon, Francisco poverty reduction rural livelihoods households geographic information systems poverty rural development poverty alleviation This paper uses an asset-base framework to analyze the determinants of rural growth and sustainable poverty reduction for the three poorest countries in Central America: Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua...Using a combination of GIS mapping techniques, quantitative household analysis, and qualitative analyses of assets and livelihoods, the authors generate a description of rural territories that recognizes the differential effects of policies and asset bundles across space and households. They identify the combinations of human, natural and physical, social and location-specific assets that matter most to raise household well-being and take advantage of prospects for poverty-reducing growth. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:35Z 2024-11-21T09:51:35Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160686 en es Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Alwang, Jeffrey; Jansen, Hans G. P.; Siegel, Paul B.; Pichon, Francisco. Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. DSGD Discussion Paper 26. International Food Policy Research Institute https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160686
spellingShingle poverty reduction
rural livelihoods
households
geographic information systems
poverty
rural development
poverty alleviation
Alwang, Jeffrey
Jansen, Hans G. P.
Siegel, Paul B.
Pichon, Francisco
Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
title Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
title_full Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
title_fullStr Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
title_full_unstemmed Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
title_short Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
title_sort geographic space assets livelihoods and well being in rural central america empirical evidence from guatemala honduras and nicaragua
topic poverty reduction
rural livelihoods
households
geographic information systems
poverty
rural development
poverty alleviation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160686
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