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Food For Work and Income Distribution in a Semiarid Region of Rural Kenya: An EMpirical Assessment

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  • Deaton, Brady J.
  • Bezuneh, Mesfin

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This paper presents an analysis of the effects of a food-for-work programme (FFW) on the patterns of mcome d1stnbution m the rec1p1ent community. A relative mean income analysis of the size distnbution of incomes was undertaken. When the value of the food received from FFW is excluded from the analysis, FFW part1c1pants and nonpart1c1pants had virtually identical income levels, part1cularly in the lowest income groups. FFW resulted m more equal patterns of income distribution, with the lowest income groups bemg the ma1or benef1c1anes Those results are consistent with the aims of FFW to s1multaneously address the food needs of the poor and to provtde the basis for capital formation and improved mcome at the farm level. Effective programme design 1s essential to achieve the desired results.

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  • Deaton, Brady J. & Bezuneh, Mesfin, 1987. "Food For Work and Income Distribution in a Semiarid Region of Rural Kenya: An EMpirical Assessment," 1987 Occasional Paper Series No. 4 197397, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iaaeo4:197397
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.197397
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    1. Deaton, Brady J., 1980. "Public Law 480: The Critical Choices," 1980 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 278472, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Brady J. Deaton, 1980. "Public Law 480: The Critical Choices," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 62(5), pages 988-992.
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