Working paper on trends in rural women's labour force participation and fertility patterns in China. Examines rural development policy based on the responsibility of the individual, household or work brigade for agricultural production. Covers women workers in agricultural employment and rural...

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...

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, cost benefit analysis of energy sources for groundwater irrigation in India - considers petroleum and biomass engines, electric motors and rural area electrification, animal traction, handpumps, etc.; considers irrigation potential and its impact on agricultural...

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 on nature and trends of rural area poverty and income distribution in Costa Rica - briefly outlines historical background to the agricultural economy; discusses recent trends in agricultural production, agricultural mechanization, farm size, etc.; examines land...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper suggesting labour shortage among peasant farmers as a factor explaining rural area poverty and low productivity in Malawi - based on a sample survey in the Lilongwe land development programme, examines land utilization, agricultural credit, agricultural production,...

Comprises seven case studies taken from a larger project on rural labour markets and employment policies. Examines how rural labour markets function and the complex factors that condition their outcomes.