ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper based on a case study of conditions of employment among agricultural workers in commercial farming in the rain FED region of Varhad, India - notes on-going labour surplus and stagnating agricultural production with a trend towards proletarianization; regrets...

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...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, case study of the impact of structural change on food production, agricultural production, food security, and food consumption in Uganda - describes economic conditions leading to rapid expansion of the informal sector; discusses trends in gross domestic product...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on economic development impact of labour force emigration in Yemen - discusses migration trends, issues and prospects, and examines the impact on skill and labour shortages, balance of payments, economic structure, agricultural production, trade and inflation in...

Examines the consequences of export-led agricultural growth for food production, food supply, food prices and agricultural wages.

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.

Looks at agrarian reforms and the impact they have had on the performance of the Vietnamese economy. Covers the period from 1980 to 1996.

Examines the impact of an Economic Recovery Programme, a standard IMF/World Bank Structural Adjustment Programme, on agriculture in the period between 1987 and 1997.

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...