Add to ORKGSummarizes what is known from theoretical and empirical studies concerning the sources of risk faced by the rural poor, the risk coping strategies they have developed, and how risk affects the rural poor's capacity to develop. Provides a brief overview of the issues surrounding poverty and risk in underdeveloped rural areas. Discusses a variety of strategies the rural poor have developed for coping with risk, including settling in safe areas; breeding plants and species that survive in difficult environments; diversifying sources of income; preserving flexibility and keeping options open; accumulating precautionary savings; forming strong and large households; seeking the protection of the rich and powerful; and sharing risk with a large ne...
For many poor farmers in developing countries, vulnerability to risk is a dominant feature of their ...
In the presence of risk and uncertainty, measures such as poverty rates are inadequate to analyze th...
Eighteen papers, one previously published, others presented at a UNU-WIDER conference in June 2001 i...
The paper provides an overview of the treatment of risk in economics as a way to connect the concept...
The paper provides an overview of the treatment of risk in economics as a way to connect the concept...
Social scientists including economists and social workers have long recognized that a household's se...
Risk is a pervasive feature of life in poor rural areas of developing countries. This brief outlines...
Despite good macroeconomic performance in the last decades (1997-2009), rural poverty remains very h...
Despite good macroeconomic performance in the last decades (1997-2009), rural poverty remains very h...
Despite good macroeconomic performance in the last decades (1997-2009), rural poverty remains very h...
Despite good macroeconomic performance in the last decades (1997-2009), rural poverty remains very h...
Risk is pervasive in developing countries. The standard household risks of sickness, mortality, fire...
Poor rural and urban households in developing countries face substantial risks, which they handle wi...
Poor people in developing countries are vulnerable to a broad range of shocks that affect their live...
During the last decade, the percentage of Thailand’s population living below the poverty line has de...
For many poor farmers in developing countries, vulnerability to risk is a dominant feature of their ...
In the presence of risk and uncertainty, measures such as poverty rates are inadequate to analyze th...
Eighteen papers, one previously published, others presented at a UNU-WIDER conference in June 2001 i...
The paper provides an overview of the treatment of risk in economics as a way to connect the concept...
The paper provides an overview of the treatment of risk in economics as a way to connect the concept...
Social scientists including economists and social workers have long recognized that a household's se...
Risk is a pervasive feature of life in poor rural areas of developing countries. This brief outlines...
Despite good macroeconomic performance in the last decades (1997-2009), rural poverty remains very h...
Despite good macroeconomic performance in the last decades (1997-2009), rural poverty remains very h...
Despite good macroeconomic performance in the last decades (1997-2009), rural poverty remains very h...
Despite good macroeconomic performance in the last decades (1997-2009), rural poverty remains very h...
Risk is pervasive in developing countries. The standard household risks of sickness, mortality, fire...
Poor rural and urban households in developing countries face substantial risks, which they handle wi...
Poor people in developing countries are vulnerable to a broad range of shocks that affect their live...
During the last decade, the percentage of Thailand’s population living below the poverty line has de...
For many poor farmers in developing countries, vulnerability to risk is a dominant feature of their ...
In the presence of risk and uncertainty, measures such as poverty rates are inadequate to analyze th...
Eighteen papers, one previously published, others presented at a UNU-WIDER conference in June 2001 i...