dc.contributor.author | Nair, K. N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ramakumar, R. | |
dc.coverage.spatial | India | en_GB |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-16T13:16:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-10-16T13:16:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nair, K.N. & R. Ramakumar (2007) Agrarian distress and rural livelihoods : a study in Upputhara Panchayat, Idukki District, Kerala. CDS working papers, no.392. Trivandrum: CDS. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/3117 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study examines the impact of agrarian distress on the different
socio-economic groups, the strategies of livelihood adopted by
households and the local institution in shaping these strategies. The study
is based on the data collected from in-depth socio-economic enquiries
conducted in Upputhara Panchayat in Idukki District. An important
conclusion of the study is that the strategies of livelihood framed in
response to a shock could vary across households depending on the extent
of their asset ownership. Households in Upputhara achieved
diversification of livelihoods in three major ways: through diversifying
their cropping pattern, through diversifying their local occupations and
through migration.
The study showed that (a) in formulating coping strategies,
households benefited from increased access to a number of public
institution created through public action in earlier years; (b) access of
households to the different welfare institutions was declining in recent
years; and (c) the livelihood systems of people remained extremely
vulnerable. Obviously, strengthening the livelihood systems of
households would require sustaining their livelihood assets and income
by reversing these state policies and making effective of the functioning
of the local institutions like the Panchayat.
Key words: Agrarian Distress, Livelihood Risks, Coping Strategies ,
Kerala
JEL Classification: Q, Q 00 | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Centre for Development Studies | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | CDS working papers;392 | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | en_GB |
dc.subject | Agriculture | en_GB |
dc.subject | Migration | en_GB |
dc.subject | Work and Labour | en_GB |
dc.title | Agrarian distress and rural livelihoods : a study in Upputhara Panchayat, Idukki District, Kerala | en_GB |
dc.type | Series paper (non-IDS) | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | Centre for Development Studies | en_GB |
dc.identifier.externaluri | http://www.cds.edu/outreach/publications/working-papers | en_GB |