ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on semi-feudalism, migration and government policy in Guyana - covers historical background of forced labour, immigrant and contract labour, transition to free labour, obstacles to agricultural development, land tenure, wage policy, labour policy, effects of...

ILO pub. Working paper on rural development and access to essential services in the province of Bolivar, Ecuador - looks at land tenure, agricultural production, rural area infrastructure, income distribution, and obstacles to agricultural development; examines literacy rates, access to...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on rural poverty and the dualistic nature of agrarian structures (dualistic farming) in Guatemala - examines level and trend of rural poverty through indicators such as household income, housing, illiteracy and nutrition; notes paradox of high rate of agricultural...

Argues that strategies encouraging surplus extraction from agriculture, combined with stalled industrialisation constitute the root causes of persistent rural poverty. Suggests that an agriculture-first strategy is necessary not only for rural poverty alleviation, but also for successful...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper testing a hypothesis relating to the impact of economic growth on economic structure and income distribution in developing countries - applying a simulation economic model to five different development policies, shows the negative impact of industrialization and...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on rural area poverty trends in Central America - summarizes findings of six case studies; looks at agricultural incomes, wages, and other poverty-linked economic indicators; examines impact of the export-oriented pattern of economic growth, particularly on small...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Literature survey of the economic implications and social implications of rural area electrification in developing countries and its role in rural development - deals with power generation, power consumption, use and cost benefit analysis of electricity and its impact on...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper describing rural migration and internal migration patterns in the East Asia and South East Asia - maintains that the character of economic growth and types of economic policies adopted conditions internal migration flows; concludes that attention to rural...