Rural poverty, vulnerability and food insecurity : the case of Bolivia
- Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. This study analyzes whether rural poverty increases the incidence of food insecurity and whether food insecurity perpetuates the condition of poverty among the rural poor in Bolivia. In order to achieve this aim, the risks that households face and the capacity of households to implement coping strategies in order to mitigate vulnerability shocks are identified. We suggest that efforts by households to become food secure may be difficult in rural areas because of poverty and the vulnerability associated with a lack of physical assets, low levels of human capital, poor infrastructure, and poor health; as well as the precarious regional environment aggravating the severity of vulnerability to food insecurity.
Author details: | Victor Oviedo Treiber |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-71263 |
ISBN: | 978-3-86956-302-2 |
Publication series (Volume number): | Potsdam Economic Papers (3) |
Publisher: | Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
Place of publishing: | Potsdam |
Publication type: | Master's Thesis |
Language: | English |
Publication year: | 2014 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Granting institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2014/09/10 |
Tag: | Armutsbekämpfungsprogramme; Nahrungsmittelunsicherheit; Wirtschaft Boliviens; ländliche Armut Bolivian economy; food insecurity; poverty alleviation policies; rural poverty |
Number of pages: | viii, 68 |
RVK - Regensburg classification: | QB 910 |
Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
Publishing method: | Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
External remark: | JEL-Classification: O2 , O5 , I3 In Printform erschienen im Universitätsverlag Potsdam: Treiber, Victor Oviedo: Rural poverty, vulnerability and food insecurity : the case of Bolivia / Victor Oviedo Treiber. – Potsdam : Universitätsverlag Potsdam, 2014. – viii, 68 S. : graph. Darst., Kt. (Potsdam Economic Papers ; 3) Zugl.: Potsdam, Univ., Masterarbeit, 2012 ISSN (print) 2197-8069 ISSN (online) 2197-8077 ISBN 978-3-86956-302-2 --> bestellen |