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Working Poor? A Study of Rural Workers' Economic Welfare in Kenya

Fibaek, Maria LU (2021) In Journal of International Development 33(1). p.41-69
Abstract
This study employs a mixed methods approach to investigate the poverty reduction potential of large‐scale farm employment in Kenya. A long‐run time series of real agricultural wages is created. The quantitative data are supplemented by life‐story interviews of agricultural workers. The analysis suggests that large‐scale farm employment can serve as a route out of deep poverty. However, to prevent wages from falling below the subsistence level, there is a need for a balanced rural development strategy whereby investments in smallholder agriculture and skills upgrades accompany the expansion of commercial agriculture.
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wages, employment, rural Africa, large-scale farming, poverty
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Journal of International Development
volume
33
issue
1
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29 pages
publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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  • scopus:85090462508
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1099-1328
DOI
10.1002/jid.3511
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English
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