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For Whom is the Rural Economy Resilient? Initial Effects of Drought in Western Sudan
Author(s) -
Gray Leslie,
Kevane Michael
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
development and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-7660
pISSN - 0012-155X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1993.tb00481.x
Subject(s) - entitlement (fair division) , resilience (materials science) , psychological resilience , development economics , rural economy , political science , political economy , economics , sociology , rural area , economy , economic system , law , psychology , social psychology , physics , mathematical economics , thermodynamics
This discussion piece addresses two recent debates: entitlement theory and the resilience of rural systems. The authors find that in western Sudan entitlement theory provides a specific and useful framework for understanding the nature of the crisis confronting the society. Arguments about the resilience of rural systems, however, need to be more closely examined and will depend on site‐specific factors. The rural economy and society of western Sudan were not found to be resilient.