How social capital enables or restricts the livelihoods of poor peri-urban farmers in Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3885754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yadira Méndez-Lemus (0000-0002-9381-9722, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Antonio Vieyra (0000-0003-2094-1919) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 301-315 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2017.1296109 |
| OpenAlex | W2610120324 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 17 |
Poor farmers in peri-urban territories are subjected to the gradual transmutation of their livelihoods while they try to escape from poverty and adapt to an increasingly urban environment. Social capital seems to influence the outcomes of such livelihoods, and might expand chances and choices to improve poverty status, but also to follow their own paths. This article explores the mechanisms through which this capital enables or restricts such livelihoods in two peripheral municipalities in Mexico. The findings highlight the importance of informal institutional and non-institutional mechanisms in regulating access to, and distribution of, resources in peri-urban territories
Agriculture · Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Livelihood · Natural resource economics · Political science · Poverty · Social capital · Urbanization · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Social Capital and Networks · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |