Reviews the agrarian structure and tenancy arrangements in two provinces of Pakistan, examines characteristics of the rural labour force and agricultural labour systems and investigates evidence of bonded labour. Puts forward suggestions for future research.

Describes the main characteristics of the agricultural sector and the agricultural labour force in two provinces of Pakistan and investigates evidence of debt bondage and other forms of forced labour. Identifies factors that give rise to the bonded labour relationship, describes its key elements...

Shows, in the context of the tribal belt of the state of Rahasthan, that defective agrarian structure contributes to both impoverishment and environmental degradation.

Focuses on the relationship between the overall growth of the economy and the growth of food production. Discusses the impact of relative food and agricultural prices on rural-urban wage differentials.

Working paper of the manpower needs generated by labour intensive fruit and vegetable agricultural production for export, and the agricultural employment of rural women under a traditional sharecropping system in the Oulja region of Morocco. Analyses the impact of economic development on the...

ILO pub. Working paper on agrarian structure changes in the plantation economy, comprising case studies of Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras and Jamaica - examines the social implications and economic implications of changes over time in land ownership, land utilization patterns, foreign investment,...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of natural disasters, agrarian structures, agricultural policy (agricultural price) and economic development trends in recent food shortages in Africa South of Sahara - includes a comparison of food production and agricultural product export volume;...

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper on the basic needs approach to rural development, industrial policy and employment policy in Latin America - reviews agrarian structure, agricultural technology, alternative industrialization policies, labour market, labour supply, unemployment,...

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. Comparison of agrarian structure and labour market mechanisms in Indonesia (Java) and Bangladesh - discusses social controls, labour relations and wage differentials affecting sharecroppers and landless rural workers, the position of rural area Elite, and the need to take...