Economic anthropology insight: Narratives of livelihood exploration from fieldwork experience in Goderich-Sierra Leone

Jackson, Emerson Abraham (2023): Economic anthropology insight: Narratives of livelihood exploration from fieldwork experience in Goderich-Sierra Leone. Published in: International Journal of Sustainable Society (IJSSoc) , Vol. 15, No. 3 (7 August 2023): pp. 225-238.

Abstract

This research, which was qualitatively pursued through means of participant observation study has made it possible for thought-provoking views to be explored as a way of understanding the reason(s) for people adopting livelihood diversification strategies. Field exercise pursued in Goderich has provided a simplified narrative of its historicity and concerns about diversity and risk associated with livelihood choices. The study outcome shows that the pursuit of exploring livelihood choices can have a detrimental impact on the environment owing to voracious activities like sandmining and stone-quarrying people utilise to sustain lives. The study concludes, with proffered suggestions about the need for efforts in building transforming structures through effective regulations or policies to minimise environmental landscape degradation, which also has implications for climate change. The study outcome also recommends the embracement of strategies to improve well-being, incorporating various attributes aimed at combating vulnerabilities associated with the depletion of livelihood assets in Goderich.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Economic Anthropology, Field Work Narratives, Economic Life, Peri-urban, Goderich
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q3 - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation > Q38 - Government Policy; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z18 - Public Policy

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