Examines the adequacy of existing programmes to offset the adverse effects of structural adjustment, such as the Integrated Rural Development Scheme and the rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) in Maharashtra, and suggests further policy measures.

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on semi-feudalism, migration and government policy in Guyana - covers historical background of forced labour, immigrant and contract labour, transition to free labour, obstacles to agricultural development, land tenure, wage policy, labour policy, effects of...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on rural area poverty trends in Central America - summarizes findings of six case studies; looks at agricultural incomes, wages, and other poverty-linked economic indicators; examines impact of the export-oriented pattern of economic growth, particularly on small...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the role of the new international economic order in eradicating rural area poverty and promoting rural development - focuses on importance of the agricultural sector and agricultural exports; examines NIEO proposals such as increasing export earnings, reducing...