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Agricultural growth and rural incomes: Rural performance indicators and consumption patterns
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994This paper examines the farm-nonfarm linkages of agricultural growth and the mechanisms by which agricultural development changes the economic welfare of various groups of rural population. Parameter estimates of the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) utilizing Philippine data show substantial differences in the demand responses by various population groups to changes in household incomes.DocumentRural labor and rural non-agricultural activities in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994This discussion paper examines the different aspects of labour in the rural household economy. It identifies the factors that significantly determine the labour allocation decisions of rural households. Moreover, it looks at how the availability and growth of rural nonagricultural employment opportunities affect the rural household allocation of labour and the rural labour markets.DocumentThe outlook for agriculture and rural development in the Americas: a perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2013
United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013Ever since the increase in food prices in 2007-2008 raised the alarm about the sustainability of global food security, agriculture has been a major focus of public attention.DocumentDynamics of rural development: Integrative report
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994The Dynamics of Rural Development Project attempts to examine the agricultural sector, which recently has been subjected to comprehensive agrarian reform and rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs). This paper is an integration of the major findings of various studies under the second set of activities, which consist of collection and analysis of primary and secondary data.DocumentThe expropriation and compensation system in Korea
Korea Development Institute, 2014For the last 60 years, the Korean economy has achieved an astounding development that is called “the Miracle of the Han River.” Korea was one of the world’s poorest countries at the time of the national liberation in 1945 and it went through a three-year long Korean War from 1950. However, it grew into one of the world’s leading trading powers.DocumentEmpowering drylands women
Drylands Development Centre, UNDP, 2014The Integrated Drylands Development Programme (IDDP) is a global UNDP initiative to promote sustainable development in the drylands, and advance the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This topic brief highlights the important role that gender plays in this context of sustainable development, in particular the role of women in the Arab States and Africa.DocumentLand reform and changes in land ownership concentration: evidence from rice-growing villages in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006Land reform has been the main policy response of government to correct the sharp inequalities in the distribution of land ownership in the Philippines. The historical records show that the process of disposal of State lands has heavily favored households with economic and political power.DocumentCARP institutional assessment in a post-2008 transition scenario: toward a new rural development architecture
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008The main objective of the paper is to explore possible institutional arrangements among the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), Philippines, implementing agencies in a post-2008 transition scenario for CARP.DocumentAgriculture, rural employment, and inclusive growth
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013At the top of the agenda of the Philippine Development Plan is inclusive growth, meaning growth that is rapid, sustained, and wide enough to matter to a broad spectrum of the population.