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Rural Transformation in India in the Decade of Miraculous Economic Growth
Ohlan, Ramphul - 2016
Implementation of economic reforms in India has not only stimulated economic growth but also brought tremendous changes … transformation in India, witnessed during the first decade of the 2000s, using a comprehensive assessment system based on three … constructed rural transformation index shows that rural India has undergone a sweeping transformation during the decade of …
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Non-Farm Sector and its Contribution in Transforming Rural India with Special Reference to Uttar-Pradesh
Srivastav, Nirankar - 2014
The present paper has two objectives. The first objective is to re-evaluate the role of non-farm sector in generating productive employment and alleviating poverty in rural areas. An attempt has been made to analyze the recent growth of rural non-farm activities to explore the determinants and...
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The Development of the Rural Non-Farm Economy in Developing Countries and Transition Economies : Key Emerging and Conceptual Issues
Davis, Junior R.; Bezemer, D.J - 2005
The purpose of this paper is to outline key emerging and conceptual issues in the development of the rural non-farm economy in less developed countries (LDCs) and transition economies. It is based on a conceptual framework where the rural non-farm economy (RNFE) is discussed as being either part...
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Looking for PeripheRurality
Camaioni, Beatrice; Esposti, Roberto; Lobianco, Antonello; … - 2013
Rural areas still play a major role within the EU, as Europe is still a fairly rural continent. Moreover, EU rural areas are going through greater challenges and major transformations. After the Eastern enlargements of the EU (in 2004 and 2007), they are getting more and more heterogeneous, in...
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The Multifunctional Farm Household Enterprise : Using Farm Microdata to Assess the Rural Economy Impacts Generated by Farmer-Operated Off-Farm Businesses
Vogel, Stephen J. - 2017
Rural development specialists working with agricultural statistics confront the tension between collecting data for the purposes of measuring farm sector performance versus that of assessing farm household well-being. While it is recognized that the activities of the farm enterprise and farm...
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Challenges of Rural Economy and Women Economic Empowerment in Afghanistan : A Concept Note
Karimi, Abdul Matin - 2018
This research paper has been developed with the intention of shedding light over the major challenges and remedies of rural economy in Afghanistan and also discussing explicitly about the women economic empowerment considering Afghanistan’s context. This paper has been prepared in two parts,...
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The Rural Non-Farm Economy in Romania : Overview of Findings
Bezemer, D.J; Davis, Junior R. - 2005
The literature on transition economies devotes relatively attention to agriculture and the rural non-farm economy, despite the importance of the sector and its importance to the livelihoods of the majority of the worlds poor. This paper is part of growing volume of valuable empirical work on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065985
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The Rural Non-Farm Economy in Georgia : Overview of Findings
Bezemer, D.J; Davis, Junior R. - 2005
The literature on transition economies devotes relatively attention to agriculture and the rural non-farm economy, despite the importance of the sector and its importance to the livelihoods of the majority of the worlds poor. This paper is part of growing volume of valuable empirical work on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065986
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The Rural Non-Farm Economy in Armenia : Overview of Findings
Bezemer, D.J; Davis, Junior R. - 2005
The literature on transition economies devotes relatively attention to agriculture and the rural non-farm economy, despite the importance of the sector and its importance to the livelihoods of the majority of the worlds poor. This paper is part of growing volume of valuable empirical work on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065987
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Constraints and Potential to the Development of Rural Non-Farm Activities in Armenia
Davis, Junior R. - 2005
Agriculture is the prominent activity in the rural areas of Armenia. It is estimated to represent about 80% of rural employment, which is among the highest in countries in transition. This is partly a consequence of the collapse of industrial and other economic activities at the outset of...
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