TY - BOOK AU - Kantor, Paula. AU - Lough, Oliver. ED - Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU). TI - Running out of options : tracing rural Afghan livelihoods / Paula Kantor and Adam Pain ; editing and layout Oliver Lough U1 - Pamphlet HN 670.6 .A8 .K36 /2011/ + /PDF/(1.26MB) CY - Kabul : Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), 2011. KW - Villages – Afghanistan – Economic conditions – 21 century. KW - Rural population – Afghanistan – Economic conditions – 21 century. KW - Afghanistan – Rural conditions – 21st century. KW - Afghanistan – Economic conditions – 21st century N1 - “January 2011”; “Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit”—at head of title; “Includes bibliography”—(p. 49-52); Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Risk, vulnerability and social protection—3. Study methods and contexts—4. Afghan rural livelihood trajectories—5. Improving rural livelihood security—6. Conclusion—Appendixes—Bibliography; Summary: “In 2002-03, AREU research teams documented the livelihoods of dozens of rural households across seven Afghan provinces. New research suggests that toward the end of the decade, many of these same households struggle to meet day to day needs, and are even worse off than before. Their futures are clouded by uncertainty and by a lack of good quality livelihood options that could bring security”—(p. 1) UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_acku_pamphlet_hn670_6_a8_k36_2011 ER -