Feasibility study for self help basic housing projects (brick-making "technological package" for low- cost residential construction) in the Philippines. Based on a 1979 sample survey of 100 peasant farmers and landless rural workers in two villages, discusses occupations, living conditions,...

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...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between agricultural development, agrarian structures, rural employment and poverty in India - based on a literature survey, examines trends in rural population, agricultural income, labour contracts, farm size and food prices; investigates the...

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. Working paper, rural employment policy research programme on agricultural income in India - examines wages of agricultural workers and farmer household income; analyses rural area labour force participation incl. Rural women, land tenure, consumer expenditure, etc.; covers wage...

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...