Rural Livelihoods, Regional Economies, and Processes of Change - Sick, Deborah (Taylor and Francis, 2014)
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; 1. Rural livelihoods and processes of change; Introduction; (Re)defining 'rural' livelihoods; Re-valuing rural resources; Concluding remarks; References; 2. 'We will not farm like our fathers did': multilocational livelihoods, cellphones, and the continuing challenge of rural development in western Kenya; Introduction; Agrarian, environmental, and demographic change in Kenya; Rural livelihoods and diversification; Agrarian change and livelihood diversification
Rural non-farm economy and livelihoodsMigration and multilocational livelihoods; Site and methods; 'Every Kenyan is a farmer': land, identity, and intergenerational struggles in rural Kenya; Unequal access to land and household food security; Changing patterns of land inheritance and intergenerational tensions; The persistence of smallholder farming; 'This phone is my lifeline': cellphones, multilocational households, and changing roles; Off-farm activities' contributions to livelihoods in Ebusiloli; Multilocational households and 'telephone farmers'
The transformation of local agroecological knowledgeImplications for rural development and agrarian change; Notes; References; 3. The new face of the countryside: agriculture and generational livelihood strategies in rural Costa Rica; Introduction; Agriculture and rural livelihood diversification; Farming families in Pérez Zeledón; Livelihood diversification: in and out of agriculture; Exiting agriculture: wage labour and entrepreneurship; New avenues in agriculture; Coffee markets: gourmet, alternative, and organic; Domestic food markets
Occupational diversification within and among householdsConclusions: the changing face of a rural economy; Notes; References; 4. Maasai livelihood pathways in Kenya: macro-level factors in diversifying diversification; Introduction; Methods; Drivers of diversification; The spectrum of diversification; On the ends of the spectrum: four case studies; Ewuaso Kedong (EK); Maji Moto (MM); Enoosupukia (SP); Olchoronyori (CH); Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; 5. A place that found its brand: Kyoto's agricultural economy in the twenty-first century; Introduction