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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
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Español
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
Subjects:
poverty reduction
rural livelihoods
households
geographic information systems
poverty
rural development
poverty alleviation
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160686
Summary: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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