Population and poverty in rural southern Sudan: a case study of the acholi area

House Wj. and Philips-Howard Kd.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on the rural population and rural area poverty in the Acholi area of Southern Sudan - based on sample surveys of rural households, explores the economic conditions and demographic aspects of the population, 90% of which is involved in subsistence farming; examines household incomes, asset- holding, self- sufficient food production, and relative deprivation; makes a multivariate analysis of the determinants of cash flow; discusses agricultural policy implications. Bibliography, graphs, maps, statistical tables.

Keywords: rural population; rural area; poverty; sample; survey.; household.; economic conditions; demographic aspect; subsistence farming; household income.; food production; cash flow; agricultural policy; statistical table; population rurale; zone rurale; pauvreté; población rural; zona rural; pobreza; échantillon; enquête; ménage; conditions économiques; aspect démographique; agriculture de subsistance; revenu des ménages; production alimentaire; revenu disponible; politique agricole; tableau statistique; muestra; encuesta; hogar; condiciones económicas; aspecto demográfico; agricultura de subsistencia; ingreso de los hogares; producción alimentaria; ingreso en efectivo; política agraria; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 89 P. pages
Date: 1986
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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