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O bem-estar dos agregados familiares rurais em Timor- Leste: uma abordagem baseada na programação linear etnográfica

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  • Deus, Carlos de
  • Carvalho, Maria Leonor da Silva
  • Narciso, Vanda
  • Shikida, Pery Francisco Assis
  • Lucas, Maria Raquel
  • Henriques, Pedro Damião

Abstract

Agriculture in Timor-Leste is family-based and a way of life for the rural population who are most of the population. The objective of this work was to measure the well-being using as the main indicator the disposable income, considering not only productive activities but also reproductive and community activities, which are central to the organization and functioning of East Timorese rural communities. The methodology used to represent the functioning of households was the ethnographic linear programming (ELP), which models allowed to test policies, technologies, reproductive changes and changes in community social norms, as well as explore their results and predict the consequences for the future of households and rural communities. The results showed that households with small farms, and in some cases also medium-sized ones, under current conditions do not generate enough income for levels of consumption and well-being above the poverty line. Alternatives of income support, such as direct income support, are possible but depend on the resources available for their implementation, while in the medium and long term the increase in holdings area is a more valid option to break the vicious cycle of poverty.

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  • Deus, Carlos de & Carvalho, Maria Leonor da Silva & Narciso, Vanda & Shikida, Pery Francisco Assis & Lucas, Maria Raquel & Henriques, Pedro Damião, 2021. "O bem-estar dos agregados familiares rurais em Timor- Leste: uma abordagem baseada na programação linear etnográfica," Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural (RESR), Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural, vol. 59(01), January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:revi24:341048
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.341048
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