The Kin System as a Poverty Trap?

The Kin System as a Poverty Trap?

An institution found in many traditional societies is the extended family system (kin system), an informal system of shared rights and obligations among extended family for the purpose of mutual assistance. In predominantly non-market economies, the kin system is a valuable institution providing cri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hoff, Karla, Sen, Arijit
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
BASIC
BONDS
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EQUILIBRIUM
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXPECTED UTILITY
EXPECTED VALUE
EXTERNALITY
FORMAL ANALYSIS
HOUSING
INCOME
INEFFICIENCY
INSURANCE
LABOR MARKETS
MARGINAL COST
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MORAL HAZARD
NETWORK EXTERNALITIES
OPPORTUNITY COST
POSITIVE EFFECTS
TRADE REFORMS
TRANSACTION COSTS
URBAN HOUSING
UTILITY FUNCTION
WORKERS
WORKPLACE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5773860/kin-system-poverty-trap
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8984

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5773860/kin-system-poverty-trap
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8984

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