Understanding market-based livelihoods in a globalising world: Combining approaches and methods

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dc.contributor.authorKanji, N.en
dc.contributor.authorMacGregor, J.en
dc.contributor.authorTacoli, C.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:31:48Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:31:48Zen
dc.date.issued2005en
dc.description.abstractThis paper compares and contrasts the sustainable livelihoods framework and value chain analysis approaches to researching producer to market linkages in developing nations. This review of contemporary methodology and research reveals that both methods offer major strengths and weaknesses. Whereas the sustainable livelihoods framework may offer a contextualized picture of the producer community and identify potential means for improving livelihoods, it has difficulty quantifying such findings to make a strong case for the differences that may be achieved. Contrastingly, value chain analysis has trouble creating a comprehensive picture of market interaction and often requires data not available, risking an inaccurate result. The final product does however, offer statistical explanation of how wealth is generated and often unevenly distributed in the chain, making a stronger case for policy changes. Finding such complementary strengths and weaknesses, the paper advocates combining qualitative and quantitative methods as well as social science and economic analysis to produce more effective research overall.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier3537en
dc.identifier.other3537_MethodsMarketBasedLivelihoods.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67632en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLondon, UK: International Institute for the Environment and Developmenten
dc.relation.urihttp://www.iied.org/SM/markets/documents/MethodsMarketBasedLivelihoods.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2005 by International Institute for the Environment and Developmenten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectGlobalizationen
dc.subjectMarketing and tradeen
dc.subjectLocal marketsen
dc.subjectEconomic policyen
dc.subjectInternational tradeen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectCommon marketsen
dc.subjectMarketsen
dc.subjectVulnerability and risken
dc.subjectEconomic statistics and indicatorsen
dc.subjectQualitative research methodsen
dc.subjectQuantitative research methodsen
dc.subjectSustainable livelihoods frameworken
dc.subjectValue chain analysisen
dc.subjectProducersen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Governanceen
dc.titleUnderstanding market-based livelihoods in a globalising world: Combining approaches and methodsen
dc.typeTechnical reporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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