Investigating multiple domains of household livelihood security: Insights from urban slums in Bangladesh

In this paper, we construct indices of Household Livelihood Security (HLS) domains, namely, economic, food, health, and education securities and empowerment with data from 1120 poor households in two urban settlements of Bangladesh. We then jointly identify domain-specific socio-economic determinant...

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Hauptverfasser: Akter, S, Rahman, S
Format: Journal article
Veröffentlicht: Taylor and Francis (Routledge) 2016
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description In this paper, we construct indices of Household Livelihood Security (HLS) domains, namely, economic, food, health, and education securities and empowerment with data from 1120 poor households in two urban settlements of Bangladesh. We then jointly identify domain-specific socio-economic determinants employing a multivariate Tobit model. A quintile analysis of domains shows high levels of inequalities amongst these poor households. The HLS domains are significantly positively correlated and a host of factors significantly influence individual HLS domain. Interventions targeted at improving education, provision of business training and building of land asset are suggested to improve livelihood security.
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Investigating multiple domains of household livelihood security: Insights from urban slums in Bangladesh
title Investigating multiple domains of household livelihood security: Insights from urban slums in Bangladesh
title_full Investigating multiple domains of household livelihood security: Insights from urban slums in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Investigating multiple domains of household livelihood security: Insights from urban slums in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Investigating multiple domains of household livelihood security: Insights from urban slums in Bangladesh
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