Household strategies and rural livelihood diversification

F Ellis - The journal of development studies, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
This article reviews the recent literature on diversification as a livelihood strategy of rural
households in develo** countries, with particular reference to sub‐Saharan Africa …

[PDF][PDF] Food security situation in Ethiopia: a review study

AA Mohamed - International journal of health economics and policy, 2017 - academia.edu
Food security is a dynamic concept, which has continuously integrated new dimensions and
levels of analysis over the years; this reflects the wider recognition of its complexities in …

[BOEK][B] Institutions, social norms and economic development

JP Platteau - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
In order for economic specialization to develop, it is important that well-defined property
rights are established and that suspicion and fear of fraud do not pervade transactions. Such …

Growth and shocks: evidence from rural Ethiopia

S Dercon - Macroeconomic policies and poverty, 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter analyzes the growth experience in a number of villages in rural Ethiopia using
a household panel data set covering 1989–1997. It focuses on the role of shocks, such as …

Spatial price analysis

PL Fackler, BK Goodwin - Handbook of agricultural economics, 2001 - Elsevier
Agricultural commodities are typically produced over an extensive spatial area and are
costly to transport relative to their total value. These characteristics yield a complex set of …