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2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Socio-economic historical perspective on rural poverty in Africa

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12372005
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field Economic history
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

SHIMADA Shuhei  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Professor, 大学院・アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 教授 (90170943)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HANZAWA Kazuo  Nihon University, College of Bioresource Science, Professor, 生物資源学部, 教授 (60147676)
KODAMAYA Shiro  Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Social Science, Professor, 大学院・社会学研究科, 教授 (00234790)
OHTA Itaru  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Associate Professor, 大学院・アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 助教授 (60191938)
IKENO Jun  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Associate Professor, 大学院・アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 助教授 (40293930)
UEDA Gen  Tohoku University, Graduate School of Science, Associate Professor, 大学院・理学研究科, 助教授 (10241514)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2002
KeywordsAfrican modern history / Poverty issue / Rural development / Structural Adjustment Program / Zambia / Tanzania / Ghana / Rwanda
Research Abstract

Poverty has many dimensions, changing from place to place and across time. It has to be looked at not only through economic indicators, such as level of income and consumption, but also socio-historical settings. Poverty can't be defined simply, because social, cultural, political and economic condition vary in different places. Vulnerability to risks, powerlessness, and lack of capability of poor people has become to draw more attention in the study of poverty.
In this study, eight members have studied on poverty of peasant farmers and cattle herders in Africa from socio-economic dimension in historical context in different study areas. Eight studies have done in five countries, Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya. The topic of the studies are; institutional problem of poverty eradication program (Tanzania); the impacts of market liberalization (Tanzania and Zambia); historical analysis on cocoa marketing system as deprivation institution (Ghana); the impact of globalization on traditional land tenure system (Zambia); land issue caused by returned refugees (Rwanda); increased vulnerability of farmers by HIV/AIDS (Zambia); 'rationality' of cattle herders under capitalization (Kenya). These studies show the importance to study multidimensional and region specific character of poverty in Africa.

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All Publications (15 results)

  • [Publications] 島田周平: "モシ農村のポリティカル・エコロジー"アジア・アフリカ地域研究. 第1号. 21-36 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 太田至: "家畜の個体性と商品化:東アフリカの牧畜民は資本主義者か"アジア・アフリカ地域研究. 第2号. 306-317 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 上田元: "Migration and inter-village livelihood relationship around Mount Meru, Tanzania : an essay on social networks and the livelihood in the sedentary rural society"Science Reports of the Tohoku University, 7^<th> Series (Geography). 50-1. 1-33 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 武内進一: "「紛争ダイヤモンド」問題の力学-グローバル・イシュー化と議論の欠落"アフリカ研究. 58号. 41-58 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 高根務: "Incentives embedded in institutions : The case of share contracts in Ghananian cocoa production"Developing Economies. 39-3. 374-397 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 島田周平: "Developing sustainable rural system (ed.By K.Kim et al.分担執筆:Coping with uncertainty)"Pusan University Press, Pusan, Korea. 513 (2001)

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  • [Publications] S. Shimada: "Increased vulnerability of the Mossi society in Burukina Faso"Asian and African Area Studies. Vol. 1. 21-36 (2001)

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  • [Publications] I. Ohta: "Livestock individuality and their commoditiza-tion: Are East African pastoralists capitalists?"Asian and African Area Studies. Vol. 2. 306-317 (2002)

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  • [Publications] G, Ueda: "Migration and inter-village livelihood Relationship around Mount Meru, Tanzania:An essay on social networks and the livelihood in the sedentary rural society"Science Report of the Tohoku University, 7th Series (Geography). Vol. 50-1. 1-33 (2000)

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  • [Publications] S. Takeuchi: "The dynamics of Conflict Diamonds issue: What was discussed and what was not"Journal of African Studies. No. 58. 41-58 (2001)

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  • [Publications] T. Takane: "Incentives embedded in institutions: The case of share contracts in Ghanaian cocoa production"Developing Economies. Vol. 39-3. 374-397 (2000)

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  • [Publications] S. Shimada: "Coping with uncertainty, in Developing sustainable rural System"Pusan University Press. (2001)

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  • [Publications] J. Ikeno: "A consideration toward devising SUA method-logy for sustainable rural development, in A final report of JICA long-term expert submitted to SUA"Center for Sustainable Rural Deve-lopment, Sokoine University of Agriculture. (2002)

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  • [Publications] I. Ohta, M. Bollig and J. Gewald eds.: "Drought and Mureti's grave: The 'we/us' bound-aries between Kaokolanders and the people of Okakarara Area in the early 1980's, in People, cattle and land"Rudiger Koppe Verlag. (2000)

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  • [Publications] T. Takane, S. Hirose and T. Wakatsuki eds.: "Development intervention auad incentive structure for residents: Case study of traditional landownership system and small-scale Sawah Field development in Central Ghana, in Restoration of inland valley ecosystems in West Africa"Association of Agriculture & Forestry Statistics. (2002)

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