‘Moving in place’: Drought and poverty dynamics in South Wollo, Ethiopia

This article discusses the impact of drought on poverty dynamics in the South Wollo area of northeastern Ethiopia. Using both survey and anthropological/qualitative data covering a six-year period, the paper assesses which households were able to hold on to assets and recover from the 1999–2000 drou...

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Main Authors: Little, Peter D., Stone, M. Priscilla, Mogues, Tewodaj, Castro, A. Peter, Negatu, Workneh
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2006
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172086
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Summary:This article discusses the impact of drought on poverty dynamics in the South Wollo area of northeastern Ethiopia. Using both survey and anthropological/qualitative data covering a six-year period, the paper assesses which households were able to hold on to assets and recover from the 1999–2000 drought and which were not.