India has the world's second largest labour force of 516.3 million people and although hourly wage rates in India have more than doubled over the past decade, the latest World Bank report states that approximately 350 million people in India currently live below the poverty line. In Asia, where...

Rural homestead development rights (RHDR) reform is a pivotal tool to promote rural revitalization in China. Thus, identifying the impact of RHDR reform on rural revitalization is crucial for the successful implementation of rural homestead system reform in China. We propose a unified...

Rural development is gaining global attention, especially among developing nations. It has great importance for a country such as India. It refers to the development of rural economies, which are experiencing serious poverty issues, and aims to develop their productivity. In addition, the report...

Individual and social preferences have shown to be important factors in individual decision making and general economic performance. Yet, they are usually assumed as given and stable, underestimating their impact in the rhythm of economic recovery after a natural disaster or pandemic. This paper...

The reception of asylum seekers has challenged municipalities and their populations across Europe in recent years: Many rural villages and small and mid- sized towns had little prior experience with large numbers of asylum seekers. The housing of refugees constitutes one of the most...

Mozambique's economy has experienced strong growth over the last two decades, with GDP expanding at an annual average rate of 7.2 percent. However, this growth has been unequally shared and rural areas still lag far behind urban centers in both monetary and non-monetary dimensions of wellbeing....

Ethiopia began the decade on a great run, with high economic growth and significant gains in poverty reduction nationally. But the gains were unevenly shared. Multiple shocks at the beginning of the new decade threaten to discontinue progress and possibly undo most of the gains made in the...

This report applies the framework to diagnose the opportunities and constraints faced by the rural economy and households and to assess policy options to address these constraints. The approach builds on four steps. The first step consists in examining the socio-demographic profile and living...