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commissionedwork, of the 88 people interviewedwho are directly involvedwith the field-level implementation of the projects under review, only one person cited “commissionedwork” favorably. Payment structures varied among the three pro- jects, but there was near consensus fromworkers that a salary was preferable to commissioned pay. The single respondent who positively described the commis- sioned payment structure had been hired just 2 months prior to the interview. “Salaried”work receives thehighest score in the index. Evidenceof jobsatisfaction(SAT)isaqualitativeassessmentbasedontheopen- ended interviews wherein the self-reported ability to save and/or self-reported personal benefits fromdoing the job are volunteeredwithin the interviewprocess. All intervieweeswereasked tonominate their favorite and least favorite aspectsof their job:mentionof lookingforanewjobrankedatzero,whileapparentlygenuine and detailed feelings of pride in the work and specific reasons that the job was appreciated (i.e. job locationand theability to achievework/lifebalance)garnered the full rating of 1. TheLI’smaximumscore is 4,while each variable has a scale between0and1 (Table 12.1). The LI’s main utility is in comparing – rather than determining in absolute terms – the ability of a project to distribute economic benefits across the value chain.Thestrengthoftheindexis that itaccountsforequality–afewelitemembers within thevaluechainhave little influenceon theLI if themajority ofworkers are undercompensated. A more nuanced livelihood index would better capture how expanded access to credit, business and social networks and knowledge relate to improved livelihoods; this rough indexassumes that skilled jobswill include some degree of technical and business skill, and thatmanagerial jobswill include some component of training, networking and increased opportunity. While there are surely examples where these assumptions prove faulty, the presence of skilled Table 12.1 Values of the livelihood index Value Scale 0 .25 .5 .75 1 Quality employment/ Skilled Labour (SKL) Unskilled work Semi-skilled labor at minimum wage equivalent Skilled, manual labor Skilled, white- collar work Managerial position Employment Type/Income Type (PAY) Unpaid, uncompensated labor Commissioned Labor Salaried Labor Evidence of satisfaction through enhanced personal options (SAT) Mentions or demonstrates desire to leave job Explains why current job is favorable to past work Mentions pride in work and positive aspects of the job Mentions lifestyle benefits associated with the job and/or describes trainings and skills acquired at job Demonstrates signs of upward mobility (refers to savings/future investments). 12 Unpacking theBlackBoxofTechnologyDistribution,Development Potential. . . 221