Measurement of reciprocity in a village through social networks |
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Authors: | Soulixay Hongsakhone |
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Institution: | Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan |
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Abstract: | This paper examines measuring of interdependency among households through their transactions by using information of individual villagers in a disadvantaged area in a developing country. To obtain the information, we created a village input–output table (VIOT) from household survey data conducted in a rural village in Lao PDR in 2015 and 2016. Because each household in the village is not only a producer but also a consumer who is trading products and consuming them, the VIOT is a simple but useful tool to know the economic transactions among villagers. The main findings are that four higher-income families, which mainly trade rice very frequently, are playing key roles in the village economy, and the interdependency among higher-income households is stronger than among lower/middle-income households. Additionally, this method can be used to form an economic policy such as poverty reduction because of informing households playing a key role in the village. |
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Keywords: | Qualitative input–output table interdependency among villagers economic developments cause of poverty appearance |
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