Rural livelihood trajectories in the central Brazilian Amazon: Growing inequalities, changing practices, and emerging rural-urban relationships over nearly a decade

Jordan Sky Oestreicher, Leandra Fatorelli, Fréderic Mertens, Marc Lucotte, Annie Béliveau, Stéphane Tremblay, Johanne Saint-Charles, Robert Davidson and Christina A. Romaña

World Development Perspectives, 2018, vol. 10-12, 34-43

Abstract: •Rural livelihoods were analyzed between 2003 and 2011, and four trajectories of change were characterized.•Seasonal migratory labor and participation in off-farm employment became more common.•Land and income gaps increased, while early waves of out-migration were documented.•Social and economic relationships are changing, with stronger connections to urban areas.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2018.09.003

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