Availability and access to capitals of rural household in northern Pakistan
2010
Israr, M. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Inst. of Development Studies) | Khan, H. (NWFP Agricultural Univ., Peshawar (Pakistan). Inst. of Development Studies)
Household engage in various activities for livelihood by using different capitals. These include natural, physical, social, financial and human capitals. Access to different levels and combination of asset has major influence on choice of livelihood options and wellbeing of household. The aim of the present research was to study the possession and access to livelihood capitals of rural household in Northern Pakistan. For this purpose data were collected from 323 household from one of the districts in Northern Pakistan. Chi-square test was applied to examine the significance of these capitals at 50: 50 percent. The findings of the research show that natural capitals in these areas are; land, livestock, irrigation water, and forests are contributing significantly towards livelihood. Physical capitals i.e. possession of home, access to potable water, electricity and agriculture machinery are important indicators for socio-economic status of a household.
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