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

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  • Alwang, Jeffrey Roger
  • Jansen, Hans G.P.
  • Siegel, Paul B.
  • Pichon, Francisco

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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.

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  • Alwang, Jeffrey Roger & Jansen, Hans G.P. & Siegel, Paul B. & Pichon, Francisco, 2006. "Geographic Space, Assets, Livelihoods and Well-Being in Rural Central America: Empirical Evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua," DSGD Discussion Papers 55408, CGIAR, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:dsgddp:55408
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.55408
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