Rural Livelihoods and Diversity in Developing Countries

by Frank Ellis

Rural families in developing countries make a living by engaging in diverse activities. These range from farming, to rural trade, to migration to distant cities and even abroad. This book explores the implications of rural livelihood diversity for key topics in development studies and for poverty reduction policies. The livelihoods approach is gaining momentum, and this is the first book to set it out in detail.

292 pages, Paperback

First published September 7, 2000

Reviews

[Gill · Rating 5 out of 5]

What is the livelihood approach? It's all here.
Rural Livelihoods and Diversity in Developing Countries sets out the reasoning and definitions behind: financial, human, social, natural, and physical capital. It looks at how these assets and social relations meet with the conditions of life to affect the strategies of rural households.

A classic.

[Chayan Deb]

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