Resources are not everything, and what is a household? A critique of common approaches to analyzing livelihoods

What is it about?

Commonly you think the amounts of resources makes a household either affluent or poor. This article explains that the availability of resources is less important than the way the members of a household collaborate in making a common living.

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Why is it important?

It is important for household surveys in general and in every local context. Measuring resources is not enough. You always should look at what the article introduces as 'Sozietät', which is the way members collaborate.