The examination of economics from the standpoint of language and literature, part of the “linguistic turn” in economic methodology, may be extended and inverted by setting the literary elements of economics in historical perspective. In so doing, it will emerge that in the formative period...

Working paper on nonfarm employment of peasant farmers and skilled workers in Western Guatemala. Examines the rural economy and organisation of agricultural marketing. On the basis of a sample survey of 2544 households in 143 rural communitys carried out from 1976-1978, considers the...

Examines growth and production trends in the export and food sectors since the mid-70s, analysing in detail the production and marketing of rice and public policies towards this sector. Looks at the implications of the recent liberalisation of rice prices for poverty and income distribution.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the commercialization of local levelly-developed agricultural technology in Jordan - reviews agricultural sector institutional framework, agricultural production, land utilization, agricultural credit, land tenure, labour shortages and agricultural market;...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of rural institutions in the diffusion of agricultural technology, and innovations in Sri Lanka - based on a sample survey, discusses the effects of farm size, tenancy, farmer age, education, etc., on productivity, profits and tractor and labour use;...

The current agricultural crisis has to do with the scarcity and poor quality of food, along with problems related to consumer health issues and environmental damage. In light of this situation, there is an urgent need to build sustainable systems capable of balancing social, environmental and...