Rural attachment and income inequality in rural communities of Nigeria under the threat of cattle raiding

While migration has long been recognised as a strategy of poverty reduction and income enhancement, the inequality that could arise among rural migrants due to their perceived differences in rural attachment has not been systematically addressed. Using a new index of rural attachment constructed wit...

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Published in:GeoJournal 2022-06, Vol.87 (3), p.1695-1708
Main Authors: Ibrahim, Saifullahi Sani, Ozdeser, Huseyin, Cavusoglu, Behiye, Shagali, Aminu Abdullahi, Mukhtar, Shu’aibu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attachment
Cattle
Conflicts
Environmental Management
Geography
Households
Human factors
Human Geography
Income
Income inequality
Migrants
Poverty
Rural areas
Rural communities
Social Sciences
Socioeconomics
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Summary:While migration has long been recognised as a strategy of poverty reduction and income enhancement, the inequality that could arise among rural migrants due to their perceived differences in rural attachment has not been systematically addressed. Using a new index of rural attachment constructed with various components of human and non-human factors, this study reveals that emigrated low-income households were more attached to rural areas than richer households. Moreover, violent conflicts, particularly cattle rustling, exert a strong negative impact on household income and the impact cuts across all households with different levels of income. Thus, it can be argued that conflict in resource-scarce communities could exacerbate the pre-existing rural–urban income inequalities.
ISSN:0343-2521
1572-9893
DOI:10.1007/s10708-020-10335-9