Does natural resource extraction mitigate poverty and inequality? Evidence from rural Mexico and a Lacandona Rainforest Community
Does natural resource extraction mitigate poverty and inequality? Evidence from rural Mexico and a Lacandona Rainforest Community
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自然资源开采能否减轻贫困和不平等？
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发表时间：
2006
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
J. Taylor
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作者：
A. López;J. Mora;J. Taylor
自然资源对农村贫困家庭生计的潜在重要性早已得到承认，但很少量化和分析。在本文中，我们应用贫困和不平等的措施，国家和社区层面的数据集，探讨资源开采对农村福利的影响。我们的研究结果表明，自然资源开采减少了收入不平等和贫困。社区一级的模拟分析结果表明，在短期内，非木材森林产品的价格上涨可能会减少贫穷。
The potential importance of natural resources for the livelihood of poor rural households has long been recognized but seldom quantified and analyzed. In this paper, we apply poverty and inequality measures to national and community level data sets to explore the impacts of resource extraction on rural welfare. Our findings suggest that natural resource extraction reduces both income inequality and poverty. Results from a simulation analysis at the community level indicate that poverty may be reduced, in the short-run, by increases in the price of a non-timber forest product.