Understanding Urban Poverty: The Economics of Technology Change in Vending Agricultural Products in Peru.
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Authors
Bami Dagu
Issue Date
2015-09
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Language
en
Keywords
Agriculture , Economic Development , Food , Technology
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Abstract
In seeking to understand urban poverty through the lens of technology change and its impact on informal sectors, this paper discusses the field research carried out on street vendors of agricultural products in urban Peru. The paper reviews the economic theoretical approaches of the diffusion and threshold models in the context of the poor informal workers and their role in agricultural technology development. The paper critiques the sensemaker methodology as the technique used for data collection, questioning its overall ability to accurately address the key aims of the research. Furthermore, the existing economic theories are also criticised, pointing out instances where the models prove inadequate for a comprehensive analysis of the research findings. The research findings are appraised in relation to the degree to which they fulfil the central objective of the research and their role in poverty reduction.
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Masters dissertation based on fieldwork completed with Practical Action and Soluciones Practicas as part of the Technology and the Future of Work project, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
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Practical Action
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