000156950 001__ 156950 000156950 005__ 20250206162525.0 000156950 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.156950 000156950 037__ $$a311-2016-5555 000156950 037__ $$a311-2016-5771 000156950 041__ $$aeng 000156950 084__ $$aO12 000156950 084__ $$aQ12 000156950 084__ $$aZ1 000156950 245__ $$aRecurrent shocks, poverty traps and the degradation of pastoralists’ social capital in southern Ethiopia 000156950 260__ $$c2011-03 000156950 269__ $$a2011-03 000156950 300__ $$a15 000156950 336__ $$aJournal Article 000156950 490__ $$aVol. 6, No. 1 000156950 520__ $$aThis paper examines the long-term effects of shocks experienced by a traditional pastoral community, with the aim of testing the micro-level poverty trap hypothesis. It uses the instrumental probit technique to examine empirically the way that shocks, poverty traps, and the social capital base of the pastoral livelihood system are connected. The results strongly confirm that the likelihood of falling into permanent destitution is significantly associated with recurrent exposure to covariate shocks. The detrimental effects of shocks are transmitted through poverty traps that undermine the efficacy of the indigenous welfare system. Shockinduced poverty has significantly eroded trust and confidence in the traditional social support system and appears to have increased the dependence on aid agencies. These findings emphasize the importance of focusing on innovative risk management initiatives and substantial resource commitment to socioeconomic transformation in pastoral areas rather than unduly emphasizing conventional emergency response operations. 000156950 546__ $$aEnglish 000156950 650__ $$aRisk and Uncertainty 000156950 6531_ $$ashocks 000156950 6531_ $$apoverty trap 000156950 6531_ $$apastoralism 000156950 6531_ $$asocial capital 000156950 700__ $$aBerhanu, Wassie 000156950 773__ $$q1$$o15$$tAfrican Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics$$j06$$k01$$dMarch 2011 000156950 8564_ $$9c85ef15b-4bc6-4505-ab48-9bf216c7107b$$s561852$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/156950/files/Berhanu_06_01.pdf 000156950 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/156950 000156950 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:156950$$pGLOBAL_SET 000156950 912__ $$nSubmitted by Kirsten Pagel (pagel076@umn.edu) on 2013-09-17T15:18:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Berhanu_06_01.pdf: 561852 bytes, checksum: f3a1158f7b712cee201e327cb9720b89 (MD5) 000156950 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2013-09-17T15:18:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Berhanu_06_01.pdf: 561852 bytes, checksum: f3a1158f7b712cee201e327cb9720b89 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03 000156950 913__ $$aLicense granted by Kirsten Pagel (pagel076@umn.edu) on 2013-09-17T15:14:59Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000156950 980__ $$a311 000156950 982__ $$gAfrican Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics>Volume 06, Number 1, March 2011