Presents trends and estimates of the poor, near poor and middle class working population in developing Asia and the Pacific.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between migration trends and social structure - argues that landowner-rural worker relations based on land tenure and feudalism comprise a foundation for increased mobility and the transition to capitalism (i.e. Social class differentiation,...

Working paper comprising an evaluation of data collecting techniques relating to labour force participation of women workers in developing countries. Discusses census and survey practices and typical questions asked. Attributes under-reporting of the economic role of rural women to questionnaire...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between population growth and poverty in Nepal - discusses food production, social class, land ownership and population trends; considers population density and its impact on land utilization and deforestation; examines living conditions,...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper assessing the importance of social class, caste and land ownership variables in economic analysis of rural economies, comprising a case study of Bihar, India - includes a brief literature survey; based on a 1981 sample survey of poverty and rural employment, shows...