Wealth, health and inequality in Agta foragers.
Agta
Philippines
health
hunter-gatherers
livelihood transition
small-scale society
wealth inequality
Journal
Evolution, medicine, and public health
ISSN: 2050-6201
Titre abrégé: Evol Med Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101616698
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
26
07
2022
revised:
30
04
2023
medline:
5
6
2023
pubmed:
5
6
2023
entrez:
5
6
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
There is significant evidence from large-scale, industrial and post-industrial societies that greater income and wealth inequality is negatively associated with both population health and increasing health inequalities. However, whether such relationships are inevitable and should be expected to impact the health of small-scale societies as they become more market-integrated is less clear. Here, using mixed-effect models, we explore the relationship between health, wealth, wealth inequality and health inequalities in a small-scale foraging population from the Philippines, the Agta. Across 11 camps, we find small to moderate degrees of wealth inequality (maximal Gini Coefficient 0.44) which is highest in the most permanent camps, where individuals engage more heavily in the formal market. However, in both adults ( We interpret these results in the light of high levels of cooperation among the Agta which may buffer against the detrimental effects of wealth inequality documented in industrial and post-industrial societies. We observe little intergenerational wealth transmission, highlighting the fluid nature of wealth, and thus wealth inequality, particularly in mobile communities. The deterioration of nutritional status, as indicated by red blood cell counts, requires further investigation before concluding the Agta's extensive cooperation networks may be beginning to breakdown in the face of increasing inequality.
Sections du résumé
Background and objectives
UNASSIGNED
There is significant evidence from large-scale, industrial and post-industrial societies that greater income and wealth inequality is negatively associated with both population health and increasing health inequalities. However, whether such relationships are inevitable and should be expected to impact the health of small-scale societies as they become more market-integrated is less clear.
Methodology
UNASSIGNED
Here, using mixed-effect models, we explore the relationship between health, wealth, wealth inequality and health inequalities in a small-scale foraging population from the Philippines, the Agta.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Across 11 camps, we find small to moderate degrees of wealth inequality (maximal Gini Coefficient 0.44) which is highest in the most permanent camps, where individuals engage more heavily in the formal market. However, in both adults (
Conclusions and implications
UNASSIGNED
We interpret these results in the light of high levels of cooperation among the Agta which may buffer against the detrimental effects of wealth inequality documented in industrial and post-industrial societies. We observe little intergenerational wealth transmission, highlighting the fluid nature of wealth, and thus wealth inequality, particularly in mobile communities. The deterioration of nutritional status, as indicated by red blood cell counts, requires further investigation before concluding the Agta's extensive cooperation networks may be beginning to breakdown in the face of increasing inequality.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37274122
doi: 10.1093/emph/eoad015
pii: eoad015
pmc: PMC10237286
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
149-162Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Foundation for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health.
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