Income diversification in Zimbabwe (Record no. 16756)

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Personal name Ersado, Lire.
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Title Income diversification in Zimbabwe
Remainder of title welfare implications from urban and rural areas /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Lire Ersado, Research working paper Collection Title:Policy.
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. [Washington, D.C. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. World Bank,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2006]
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Series statement Policy research working paper ;
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General note Title from PDF file as viewed on 8/23/2006.
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Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary, etc. "The author examines, taking into account the urban-rural divides, the changes and welfare implications of income diversification in Zimbabwe following macroeconomic policy changes and droughts of the early 1990s. Data from two comparable national income, consumption and expenditure surveys in 1990-91 and 1995-96, which straddled a period of economic volatility and natural disasters, show that the percentage of households earning income from private and informal sources grew considerably, while that from government and formal sources declined in the aftermath of the drought and policy changes. The author finds that, in general, rural households tend to have a more diversified portfolio of income compared with their urban counterparts, and the degree of diversification decreases with the level of urbanization. However, there are important differences in the level of diversification within the rural and urban areas depending on wealth: While the relatively better-off households have a more diversified income base in rural areas, it is the poor who pursue multiple income sources in urban areas. A decomposition of changes in welfare indicates that the total contribution of income diversification is large and increased between 1990-91 and 1995-96 in both urban and rural areas. On the other hand, there were significant declines in returns to human and physical capital assets during the same period. The findings suggest that households with a more diversified income base are better able to withstand the unfavorable impacts of the policy and weather shocks. The fact that relatively better-off households have a more diversified income base following the shocks implies that the poor are more vulnerable to economic changes unaccompanied by well-designed safety nets. "--World Bank web site.
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Topical subject Income distribution
Geographic subdivision Zimbabwe.
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    Library of Congress Classification     University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Campus Library   18.06.2019   HG 3881.5 .W57 2006 no. 3964 64939 18.06.2019 18.06.2019 Books