Abstract
Aims to draw attention to the neglected dimension of risk as an explanatory variable of rural-urban migration in LDCs. Suggests that an optimizing, risk-averse small farmer family tries to diversify its income by placing its best-suited member in the urban sector. Further suggests that if the decision-making unit is the individual, rural-urban migration may also be adopted as a means of resolving aversion to risk. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 191-196 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Economic Development and Cultural Change |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 1982 |
