generated additional jobs, but the share of employment growth from these sectors was small and skewed more toward higher …

India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is one of the largest public works programs globally …

Rural non-farm development plays a key role in generating employment in many developing countries. Clustering is an …

The economic impact of globalization, particularly on poverty, and the changes in agri-food markets have received much … by focusing on the way globalization of agri-food systems affects the world's poor and its impact on food and nutrition … security in developing countries. Rather than offering a single policy prescription or simplistic messages about globalization …

functioning of rural nonfarm labor markets is therefore crucial in determining who has access to nonfarm employment. Previous … contacts are more likely to obtain nonfarm jobs. Moreover, guanxi has a larger effect on the nonfarm employment opportunities …

"The rural nonfarm economy (RNFE) accounts for roughly 25 percent of full-time rural employment and 35-40 percent of …