1. Rural livelihoods and processes of change / Deborah Sick -- 2. 'We will not farm like our fathers did' : multilocational livelihoods, cellphones, and the continuing challenge of rural development in western Kenya / Joshua J. Ramisch -- 3. The new face of the countryside : agriculture and...

Nonfarm employment plays an important role in absorbing unemployment in rural areas of developing countries. The agricultural transition in Uzbekistan followed by structural transformations in the economy changed the rural economy. Although farm restructuring and farm optimization policies led...