Capitals and capabilities: A framework for analyzing peasant viability, rural livelihoods and poverty

dc.contributor.authorBebbington, A.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialLatin Americaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:30:41Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:30:41Zen
dc.date.issued1999en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents an analytical framework for analyzing the sustainability of rural livelihoods. It is argued that one reason projects fail is because of lack ability to understand the way people get by. The article defines livelihoods in terms of access to "capital" assets, which are produced, human, natural, social and cultural. Assets are more than a way to make a living; it is also a way to give meaning to the person's world. There is a need to understand a) assets access b) how people transform assets into livelihoods to meet their needs, c) how assets are expanded through the network, d) how people are able to organize and enhance their ability to negotiate power relations. Social capital is seen as an important asset that facilitates peoples' access to resources and networks; it is an empowering asset.en
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dc.identifier3132en
dc.identifier.citationWorld Development 27(12): 2022-2044en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67282en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLondon, UK: IIEDen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.povertyenvironment.net/?q=capitals_and_capabilities_a_framework_for_analyzing_peasant_viability_rural_livelihoods_and_povertyen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 1999 International Institute for Environment and Developmenten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSocial capitalen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectPovertyen
dc.subjectIncome generationen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectMethodologyen
dc.subjectSustainable livelihoodsen
dc.subjectAssetsen
dc.subjectPeasantsen
dc.subjectLatin americaen
dc.subjectAndesen
dc.titleCapitals and capabilities: A framework for analyzing peasant viability, rural livelihoods and povertyen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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