ABSTRACT

Understanding the empirical relationships among three parameters is necessary to reduce household vulnerability: diversification, market dependence and economic security. A cross-sectional study of these relationships was conducted in five areas with histories of cash cropping in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and northern Nigeria. Household diversification was found to be positively associated with economic security while negatively associated with household dependence on markets. Moreover, individuals in market oriented households are more likely to adopt individualistic orientations. These findings confirm a positive role of diversification but raise concerns about how markets affect the prospects for maintaining or reducing household vulnerability.

摘要

了解三个参数之间的经验关系对于降低家庭脆弱性是必要的：多样化、市场依赖和经济安全。在马里、布基纳法索、尼日尔和尼日利亚北部有经济作物种植历史的五个地区对这些关系进行了横断面研究。发现家庭多样化与经济安全呈正相关，而与家庭对市场的依赖呈负相关。此外，以市场为导向的家庭中的个人更有可能采取个人主义取向。这些发现证实了多元化的积极作用，但引发了人们对市场如何影响维持或减少家庭脆弱性的前景的担忧。