The multiple meanings of prosperity and poverty: a cross-site comparison from Tanzania
(2019)
Journal Article
Howland, O., Noe, C., & Brockington, D. (2021). The multiple meanings of prosperity and poverty: a cross-site comparison from Tanzania. Journal of Peasant Studies, 48(1), 180-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2019.1658080
Assets are important to local definitions of poverty and wealth in rural Africa. Yet their use in asset indices can miss locally valued change. We present data from 17 villages across Tanzania to explore differences in the meaning of wealth and pover... Read More about The multiple meanings of prosperity and poverty: a cross-site comparison from Tanzania.