Short-term poverty dynamics of rural households: Evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
2011 | journal article. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- van Edig, Xenia; Schwarze, Stefan
- Abstract
- The understanding of poverty dynamics is crucial for the design of appropriate poverty reduction strategies. Taking the case of Central Sulawesi, we investigate the determinants of both chronic and transitory poverty using data from 264 randomly selected households interviewed in 2005 and 2007. Regarding the US 1$/day poverty line, the headcount index declined from 19.3% in 2005 to 18.2% in 2007. However, we observed an increasing number of people living on less than US 2$/day expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP). The results of the estimated multinomial logit model applied in this study indicate that a lack of non-agricultural employment opportunities and low endowment of social capital are major determinants of chronic as well as transitory poverty in this province of Indonesia. These results are used to draw policy conclusions with respect to the alleviation of transitory and chronic poverty in Central Sulawesi.
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Status
- published
- Publisher
- Kassel Univ Press Gmbh
- Journal
- JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS
- ISSN
- 1612-9830
- Sponsor
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)