Does Livelihood Capital Influence the Livelihood Strategy of Herdsmen? Evidence from Western China

Wang, Manyu; Li, Min; Bei, Jin; Yao, Lan; Ji, Hao

doi:10.3390/land10070763

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“…Respondents are asked about their minimum living standards, which helps establish a subjective income poverty line for defining subjective poverty. However, this methodology often limits poverty measurement to income indicators, leading to a one-sided assessment [ 21 ]. The second approach is based on the "self-rating scale," inspired by the work of psychologist Cantril.…”

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“…The absence of human capital, which includes education level, labor skills, and health status, not only indicates relative poverty but also serves as a fundamental cause of such poverty. Enhancing the stock of human capital can play a pivotal role in helping the poor escape poverty [ 20 , 21 ]. It can be asserted that human capital serves as an intrinsic strength for the sustainable development of impoverished families, fostering improvement in various aspects of livelihood capital.…”

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How do public services supply, livelihood capital, and livelihood strategies affect subjective poverty?

Lu,

Chen,

Meng

2023

PLoS ONE

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Poverty is not only an economic problem but also a social problem, and there are certain limitations of objective poverty based on the population’s income. It does not reflect the residents’ true feelings regarding education opportunities, pension and medical security, and participation in decision-making. Researchers have studied it intensively in different objective dimensions of Chinese poverty, and little attention has been paid to subjective poverty. This study analyzes how public services supply, livelihood capital, and livelihood strategies affect subjective perceptions of poverty. The results show that public services supply, livelihood capital, and livelihood strategies significantly correlate with subjective poverty. Physical capital and social capital have the greatest effects on the occurrence of subjective poverty. The probability of subjective poverty decreases by 0.149 and 0.107 for each unit change in physical and social capital, respectively. What’s more, public services supply, physical capital, financial capital, and human capital affect the subjective poverty of urban and rural residents at different significance levels. It means that the formation of subjective poverty results from the superposition of multiple factors.

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How do public services supply, livelihood capital, and livelihood strategies affect subjective poverty?

Lu,

Chen,

Meng

2023

PLoS ONE

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“…According to the sustainable livelihood approach (SLA) [39,40] proposed by the Department for International Development (DFID), combined with the livelihood characteristics of Xin Barag Left Banner herder households, this study developed a livelihood capital indicator system for sample herder households (Table 2). Financial capital is a source of income for herder households in addition to compensation funds.…”

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The Impact of China’s Grassland Ecological Compensation Policy on the Income Gap between Herder Households? A Case Study from a Typical Pilot Area

Liu

Rao

Liu

2021

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China’s policy of subsidies and rewards for grassland ecological protection (PSRGEP) aims to maintain the ecological function of grasslands and increase the income of herder households. Since 2011, the Chinese government has invested more than 150 billion yuan in this policy, making it currently the largest grassland ecological compensation project in China. Based on a survey of 203 herder households in Xin Barag Left Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, this study used the Lorenz curve and Gini index to describe the imbalance in the distribution of compensation funds. Then, the integrated livelihood capital scores before compensation were used as a baseline. The changes in ranking and standard deviation of the scores after receiving compensation funds were analysed to draw a conclusion about the impact on the income gap between herder households. Finally, we described the absolute income gap through a group comparison. The results show that the distribution of compensation funds is unbalanced (Gini index is 0.46). According to the order of compensation funds from high to low, the top 20% of sample herder households received 49% of the total funds. Given the unbalanced distribution, households with better family economic conditions received more compensation funds. After receiving the compensation funds, the change in the ranking of the household’s livelihood capital integrated score was small, but the standard deviation increased from 0.1697 to 0.1734, and the Gini index of the households’ capital integrated scores decreased from 0.35 to 0.34 (the coefficient of variation decreased from 0.66 to 0.63). The group with the highest integrated livelihood capital score received 3.6 times the compensation funds of the group with the lowest score. As a result, under the promotion of PSRGEP, the local absolute income gap has widened, but the relative income gap has reduced. This study evaluated the current distribution of compensation funds for PSRGEP, which could provide a scientific basis for managers to optimize the fund distribution in the future.

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“…However, the behavior of choosing community livelihoods still has similar purposes: to make the household income obtained remain stable (Kassa, 2022). In other words, the implementation of livelihoods by the community is highly dependent on the conditions of vulnerability they face and the availability of livelihood assets they have (Ebenezer & Abbyssinia, 2018;Wang, et al, 2021).…”

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Tourism Development and Impacts of Local Livelihood Transition on The Highlands Of Mount Nona, Ambon Island

Hahury¹,

Saptenno²,

Batkunda³

et al. 2023

J. Professional Business Review

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Purpose : Tourism development in rural areas is considered as a strategic step to lower the poverty level through new potentials in household livelihoods.This study aims to investigate the tourism development and the impacts of livelihood transition in the highlands of Mount Nona, Ambon Island.As a result, both the government and the land owner are not able to manage this local asset Theoretical Framework : Due to huge contributions in tourism to the regional income, it is need more focused and coordination between the governmnet and community. However mostly the area which had a plethora natural resources is the poorest area. It indicated that there are lack of the government contributions in developing tourism area and land owner issue. . To solve this issues, it is important to give an attention and explanation related to the natural resources management theory beside human resources. If the government can manage all with their policy and bureaucracy, it will be convenient to realize the development goals in tourism sector. Design/Methodology/Approach : This study was done using a qualitative method with a case study approach, studying a touristy attraction focusing on a selfie tourism called Siwang Paradise located in the highlands of Mount Nona, Ambon Island. The data was collected through in-depth interviews and observations done in two phases in November 2021 to February 2022. A total of 24 key informants participated in this study was selected using a purposive sampling technique based on the following criteria: first, the key informant must be part of the management of of Siwang Paradise; second, the key informant must be the member of rural community benefitted from the opening of Siwang Paradise. After the data collection process, the data was analyzed following the stages proposed by Creswell. Findings : The results show that the development of Siwang Paradise did have a significant contribution to the creation of new livelihoods through increased income. However, on the other hand, this livelihood transition had a potential threat to the household economy of the rural community itself. This condition could be caused by the community’s lack of knowledge and experience regarding the management of touristy objects, the uncertain tourist season, and the Covid-19 pandemic. These various threats left the community with no other alternative to maintain their livelihood. Future Implications : There are a limitations in this study which is need to be completed by future research. For instance tourism development arisen from the community level, the role of the government and the private sector was highly needed. It should also be followed by the rural community as targets for the tourism development to be given knowledge transfer, promotion, and the access to information and infrastructure. This phenomenon need to be discussed by further research more deeply by using another methods and approach such as mix method to suggest several recommendations and policy to solve the tourism issues in rural area. Originality/Value : The findings of the study indicated that natural resources manajement and ownership theory are important to develop tourism business in rural area so that people will lived in poverty through wise management and economically.Otomatically, the regional income will be increase.

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Does Livelihood Capital Influence the Livelihood Strategy of Herdsmen? Evidence from Western China

Cited by 27 publications

References 53 publications

How do public services supply, livelihood capital, and livelihood strategies affect subjective poverty?

How do public services supply, livelihood capital, and livelihood strategies affect subjective poverty?

The Impact of China’s Grassland Ecological Compensation Policy on the Income Gap between Herder Households? A Case Study from a Typical Pilot Area

Tourism Development and Impacts of Local Livelihood Transition on The Highlands Of Mount Nona, Ambon Island

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