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Economic anthropology insight: Narratives of livelihood exploration from fieldwork experience in Goderich-Sierra Leone

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This research, which was qualitatively pursued through means of participant observation study has made it possible for thought-provoking views to be explored as a way of understanding the reason(s) for people adopting livelihood diversification strategies. Field exercise pursued in Goderich has provided a simplified narrative of its historicity and concerns about diversity and risk associated with livelihood choices. The study outcome shows that the pursuit of exploring livelihood choices can have a detrimental impact on the environment owing to voracious activities like sandmining and stone-quarrying people utilise to sustain lives. The study concludes, with proffered suggestions about the need for efforts in building transforming structures through effective regulations or policies to minimise environmental landscape degradation, which also has implications for climate change. The study outcome also recommends the embracement of strategies to improve well-being, incorporating various attributes aimed at combating vulnerabilities associated with the depletion of livelihood assets in Goderich.

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  • Jackson, Emerson Abraham, 2023. "Economic anthropology insight: Narratives of livelihood exploration from fieldwork experience in Goderich-Sierra Leone," MPRA Paper 118575, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 0202.
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    1. Christopher E.S. Warburton & Emerson Abraham Jackson, 2020. "Monetary Policy Responses to Exogenous Perturbations: The Case of a Small Open Economy (2007-2018)," PSL Quarterly Review, Economia civile, vol. 73(293), pages 181-201.
    2. Jackson Emerson Abraham, 2018. "Opportunities, Challenges and Ethical Considerations as Insider-Researcher for a Community-Based Research in Redressing Livelihood Sustainability Issues," Management of Sustainable Development, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 10(2), pages 63-66, December.
    3. Jackson, Emerson Abraham & Jackson, Elijah & Jackson, Hudson, 2020. "Nurturing Career Development for human resource sustainable development," MPRA Paper 114161, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 01 Jan 2020.
    4. Jackson, Emerson Abraham, 2021. "Sustainable Livelihood Framework for Equitable Living in Crisis of Global Pandemic," MPRA Paper 106951, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 11 Feb 2021.
    5. Molla Mekonnen Alemu, 2016. "Youth Unemployment Challenges and Opportunities:the Case of Sierra Leone," International Journal of Social Science Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 4(10), pages 16-28, October.
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    Keywords

    Economic Anthropology; Field Work Narratives; Economic Life; Peri-urban; Goderich;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q38 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy (includes OPEC Policy)
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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