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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
2. Understanding and Reducing Persistent Poverty in Africa

   Edited by Christopher B. Barrett, Peter Little, Michael Carter

   Prior work has shown that there is a significant amount of turnover amongst the African poor as households exit and enter poverty. Some of this mobility can be attributed to regular movement back and forth in response to exogenous variability in climate, prices, health, etc. ('churning'). Other...

   Published December 23rd 2007 by Routledge