The Rational Behavior of Tibetan Farmers and Herders

Chunxue Yang

Chapter 2 in Breaking Out of the Poverty Trap:Case Studies from the Tibetan Plateau in Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu, 2013, pp 11-33 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractMarket-oriented socioeconomic transformation in China is challenging conventional rules and the norms of Tibetan farmers and herders, who are adapting their conventional rational behavior to a market environment. They are making the most of market opportunities, optimizing their use of labor, contracted land and pastures in diverse ways. Despite having a limited ability to take risks, their preference towards risk aversion has not prevented them from using new breeds and applying new technologies suited to the local environment. As a result of the decline in arable land per capita, the fall in the capacity of pasture lands, a rising cost of living and increased competition in migrant work, farmers and herders have reduced the number of children they have. Although religion is still a big part of their lives, they have made rational adjustments to the time they allocate and the amount of money they spend on religious activities.

Keywords: Tibet; Poverty Alleviation; Economic Development; Farmers; Herdsmen; Market Participation; Value Chain Analysis; Yunnan; Ecological Resettlement; Qinghai; Antenatal Care; Obligatory Education; Minimum Living Standard Guarantee; Culture; Radio; TV; Disaster Relief; Disaster Prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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