Friendship, kinship and social risk management strategies among pastoralists in Karamoja, Uganda
Abstract This paper describes risk-pooling friendships and other social networks among pastoralists in Karamoja, Uganda. Social networks are of critical importance for risk management in an environment marked by volatility and uncertainty. Risk management or risk pooling mainly takes the form of “st...
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Main Author: | Padmini Iyer |
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Language: | EN |
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SpringerOpen
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/f30afd31e2b64786976c0d0e559176aa |
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