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The devil in the detail: interpreting livelihood turbulence from a 25‐year panel study from T hailand
Author(s) -
Rigg Jonathan,
Salamanca Albert
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/area.12188
Subject(s) - livelihood , value (mathematics) , panel data , tracking (education) , terrain , economic geography , sociology , regional science , geography , economics , econometrics , computer science , pedagogy , cartography , archaeology , machine learning , agriculture
Tracking and explaining patterns and trajectories of social and economic change in the global S outh is a key challenge for geographers. Panel studies, though rare, offer a particularly rich alternative insight to more usual cross‐sectional studies. Drawing on a 25‐year longitudinal panel study of two villages in rural Thailand, this paper reveals the complexities of the processes underway, the shifting terrains of explanation, and the surprises that are easily overlooked in cross‐sectional studies, particularly when it comes to household life chances and courses. The paper makes a case for the value of such approaches and the insights they can provide.