Rural livelihoods in Armenia

Dirk J. Bezemer*, Zvi Lerman

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Abstract

This article explores the structure of the rural economy in Armenia from a farm household perspective. Ownership of capital and access to activities are examined on the basis of data from a recent large-scale survey of farm households in Armenia. Different measures for the outcome of livelihood strategies in terms of well-being are observed. Income-poor households are found to be less well endowed especially with financial and social capital. They derive smaller income shares from economic activities and more from dissaving and social payments. The findings are relevant to policies aimed at alleviating rural poverty.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)333-348
Number of pages16
JournalPost-Communist Economies
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2004

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