Poor among the pastoralists: The importance of bad luck for inequality
Poverty among pastoralists is near ubiquitous, but not uniform. In these communities, risk exposure is high while insurance options are limited, contributing to both poverty and inequality. Collecting survey data from Turkana pastoralists in Kenya, we conducted a quantitative analysis of risk in relation to socio-economic inequality, specifically in wealth, income, health, education and fertility.
PI and Co-Is - International Collaborators
PI: Dr Konstantinos Angelopoulos, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
Co-I: Dr Rebecca Mancy, Social and Public Health Sciences Unit and School of Education, University of Glasgow
Co-I: Dr Elissaios Papyrakis, Associate Professor in Development Economics, ISS, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Co-I/ODA Partner: Dr Dorice Agol, Friends of Lake Turkana, Kenya
Start and End Date
1 October 2018 – 30 March 2019
Funder and Funding Amount
GCRF Internal Call, External Funder (SFC)