‘Moving in place’: Drought and poverty dynamics in South Wollo, Ethiopia
结合调查与人类学数据，研究1997-2003年间埃塞俄比亚南沃洛地区干旱对贫困动态的影响，发现贫困发生率变化不大，但最贫困者状况有所改善，仍未能脱贫。
Abstract This article discusses the impact of drought on poverty dynamics in the South Wollo area of northeastern Ethiopia. Using both survey and anthropological/qualitative data covering a six-year period, the paper assesses which households were able to hold on to assets and recover from the 1999–2000 drought and which were not. It suggests that while the incidence of poverty changed very little during 1997 to 2003 despite the occurrence of a major drought, the fortunes of the poorest improved, but not enough to keep them from poverty. The study concludes by asking how current policies affect patterns of poverty and inequality and what might be done to improve welfare in South Wollo.