Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages
Many factors inhibit the development of the agricultural sector in much of Sub-Saharan Africa: poor infrastructure, limited dissemination of new technologies, inappropriate government policy, and so on. One factor that is again receiving attention is that of uninsured risk. It is well understood tha...
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| author | Hoddinott, John F. Dercon, Stefan Krishnan, Pramila |
| author_browse | Dercon, Stefan Hoddinott, John F. Krishnan, Pramila |
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| description | Many factors inhibit the development of the agricultural sector in much of Sub-Saharan Africa: poor infrastructure, limited dissemination of new technologies, inappropriate government policy, and so on. One factor that is again receiving attention is that of uninsured risk. It is well understood that smallholders in Africa are exposed to a wide range of risks, including those deriving from climatic events, economic shocks (such as sudden drops in output prices or increases in input prices), illness and death, and social and political conflicts. Not only is the threat of such adverse events pervasive, but also formal credit and insurance mechanisms in much of the subcontinent are badly underdeveloped. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1617582025-11-06T03:59:26Z Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages Hoddinott, John F. Dercon, Stefan Krishnan, Pramila economic development agricultural development case studies natural resources management smallholders poverty alleviation economic growth Many factors inhibit the development of the agricultural sector in much of Sub-Saharan Africa: poor infrastructure, limited dissemination of new technologies, inappropriate government policy, and so on. One factor that is again receiving attention is that of uninsured risk. It is well understood that smallholders in Africa are exposed to a wide range of risks, including those deriving from climatic events, economic shocks (such as sudden drops in output prices or increases in input prices), illness and death, and social and political conflicts. Not only is the threat of such adverse events pervasive, but also formal credit and insurance mechanisms in much of the subcontinent are badly underdeveloped. 2009 2024-11-21T09:57:58Z 2024-11-21T09:57:58Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161758 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896297814BK Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hoddinott, John F.; Dercon, Stefan; Krishnan, Pramila. 2009. Networks and informal mutual dupport in 15 Ethiopian villages. In Institutional economics perspectives on African agricultural development. ed. Johann F. Kirsten, Andrew R. Dorward, Colin Poulton, and Nick Vink. Chapter 12. 273-286. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161758 |
| spellingShingle | economic development agricultural development case studies natural resources management smallholders poverty alleviation economic growth Hoddinott, John F. Dercon, Stefan Krishnan, Pramila Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages |
| title | Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages |
| title_full | Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages |
| title_fullStr | Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages |
| title_full_unstemmed | Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages |
| title_short | Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages |
| title_sort | networks and informal mutual support in 15 ethiopian villages |
| topic | economic development agricultural development case studies natural resources management smallholders poverty alleviation economic growth |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161758 |
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