Geographic Space, Assets, Livelihoods and Well-Being in Rural Central America: Empirical Evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua

Jeffrey Roger Alwang, Hans Jansen, Paul B. Siegel and Francisco Pichon

No 55408, DSGD Discussion Papers from CGIAR, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This paper uses an asset-base framework to analyze the determinants of rural growth and sustainable poverty reduction for the three poorest countries in Central America: Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua…Using a combination of GIS mapping techniques, quantitative household analysis, and qualitative analyses of assets and livelihoods, the authors generate a description of rural territories that recognizes the differential effects of policies and asset bundles across space and households. They identify the combinations of human, natural and physical, social and location-specific assets that matter most to raise household well-being and take advantage of prospects for poverty-reducing growth.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 56
Date: 2006
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Working Paper: Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (2006)
Working Paper: Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (2005)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.55408

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