The household economy of pastoralists and wage-labourers in the Richtersveld, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 672-685

  Berzborn, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversification; Household economy; Nama; Namaqualand; Pastoralism; Resilience; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LABOR; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTORALISM; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; NORTHERN CAPE; RICHTERSVELD; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34249297915     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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