Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya
Combining qualitative-quantitative approaches, we examined the reasons behind household movements into and out of poverty across Kenya, and how they differ by livelihood zones. Among the 4773 households studied, 42 per cent were poor 15 years ago and 50 per cent are poor at the present time. Over th...
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| author | Kristjanson, Patricia M. Mango, Nelson Krishna, A. Radeny, Maren A.O. Johnson, Nancy L. |
| author_browse | Johnson, Nancy L. Krishna, A. Kristjanson, Patricia M. Mango, Nelson Radeny, Maren A.O. |
| author_facet | Kristjanson, Patricia M. Mango, Nelson Krishna, A. Radeny, Maren A.O. Johnson, Nancy L. |
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| description | Combining qualitative-quantitative approaches, we examined the reasons behind household movements into and out of poverty across Kenya, and how they differ by livelihood zones. Among the 4773 households studied, 42 per cent were poor 15 years ago and 50 per cent are poor at the present time. Over the same period, 12 per cent of the households escaped poverty, while another 20 per cent fell into poverty. While some national trends were evident - such as the role of health problems in driving people into poverty and the importance of off-farm income in getting them out - many reasons differ across livelihood zones, thus this paper provides an example of how regionally differentiated anti-poverty policies can be investigated and designed. |
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| spelling | CGSpace3682025-11-12T04:31:19Z Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya Kristjanson, Patricia M. Mango, Nelson Krishna, A. Radeny, Maren A.O. Johnson, Nancy L. Combining qualitative-quantitative approaches, we examined the reasons behind household movements into and out of poverty across Kenya, and how they differ by livelihood zones. Among the 4773 households studied, 42 per cent were poor 15 years ago and 50 per cent are poor at the present time. Over the same period, 12 per cent of the households escaped poverty, while another 20 per cent fell into poverty. While some national trends were evident - such as the role of health problems in driving people into poverty and the importance of off-farm income in getting them out - many reasons differ across livelihood zones, thus this paper provides an example of how regionally differentiated anti-poverty policies can be investigated and designed. 2010-10 2010-01-09T08:50:30Z 2010-01-09T08:50:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/368 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Kristjanson, P., Mango, N., Krishna, A., Radeny, M. and Johnson, N. 2010. Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya. Journal of International Development 22(7):978-996. |
| spellingShingle | Kristjanson, Patricia M. Mango, Nelson Krishna, A. Radeny, Maren A.O. Johnson, Nancy L. Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya |
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