The Roles of Livestock Inheritance and Formal Education in Intergenerational Wealth Transmission among Pastoralists in Samburu District, Kenya

Carolyn Lesorogol, Gina Chowa and David Ansong
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Carolyn Lesorogol: George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, MO, USA
Gina Chowa: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
David Ansong: George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, MO, USA

Journal of Developing Societies, 2013, vol. 29, issue 2, 213-232

Abstract: Samburu pastoralists often express the belief that formal education may be an alternative route out of poverty for poor pastoralists. The roles of parental wealth, livestock inheritance, and education in household wealth and income are investigated for two communities. Parental wealth and primary education, but not amount of livestock inherited, are positively associated with household wealth. Educational attainment is not statistically significantly associated with income. While livestock inheritance does not translate directly into greater wealth, there are structural advantages to membership in a wealthier family. The trade-off between investments in inheritance and herd growth versus formal education is discussed.

Keywords: inheritance; livestock wealth; education; pastoralists; intergenerational poverty; parental wealth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/0169796X13479710

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