simple theoretical model are confirmed by an empirical analysis of Israeli Social Survey data for 2002- 2006. The number of …

of land use policies and practices that can be used to mitigate the vulnerability of Tajikistan’s large rural population … that are likely to increase rural family incomes accordingly advocate expansion of smallholder farms, improvement of …

In Israel, rural communities are those with up to 2000 residents, and rural areas include only rural communities. This … paper explores the dependence of rural incomes on nearby urban areas. This dependence is mostly implied by rural-to-urban or … urban-to-rural selective migration (or both). Migration flows can be affected by differential wages, housing costs and other …

Helping to sustain a viable rural sector, rural tourism enjoys public support in many countries. We claim that due to … club-good and agglomeration externalities in the rural accommodation market, public support should be integrated in a …

data from a recent large-scale survey of rural households in Armenia. Different measures for the outcome of livelihood …In this paper the structure of the rural economy in Armenia is explored from a household perspective. The paper draws … on the livelihoods framework, recognizing the different capitals and activities that support rural households' livelihood …

use comparable survey data from 1996 and 2003 and show that the land reform has been progressing mainly through land … by measures to develop rural credit and labor markets. …

The cotton economy of Burkina Faso has been characterized by a changing rural environment for farmers since late … standards and rural households’ income while the subjective feeling of wealth has significantly increased. In this paper, I … explore the channels through which the elements of the changing rural environment can bridge the wedge between subjective and …