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1. Risk and Social Change in an African Rural Economy

   Livelihoods in Pastoralist Communities

   By John G. McPeak, Peter D. Little, Cheryl R. Doss

   Series: Routledge ISS Studies in Rural Livelihoods

   Pastoralists’ role in contemporary Africa typically goes underappreciated and misunderstood by development agencies, external observers, and policymakers. Yet, arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), which are used predominantly for extensive livestock grazing, comprise nearly half of the continent’s land...

   Published July 20th 2011 by Routledge