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Fighting chronic poverty with social inclusion and establishing rights at work: reconstructing the livelihood of the Kamaiya ex bonded labourers of western Nepal
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2003This paper argues that the chroncially poor require support that is far more than economic in nature. It examines the nature of a bonded labour relationship between the 'Kamaiyas' and high caste migrants in the Western Plains of Nepal.DocumentLand reform for poverty redcution? social exclusion and farm workers in Zimbabwe
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2003This paper represents a provisional attempt to assess whether Zimbabwe’s land reform coherently addresses the issue of poverty reduction. It examines the short-term outcome(s) of the reform programme in relation to its initial objectives. More specifically, it examines its impact on farm-workers.DocumentChanging rural-urban interactions in Sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on livelihoods: a summary
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002This paper argues that trends in flows of people, goods, money and information, and patterns of occupational diversification reflect a dynamic process of economic, social and cultural transformation in Sub Saharan Africa which needs to be better understood.DocumentExternalities and labor market linkages in a dynamic two-sector model of tropical agriculture
Poverty, inequality and development research at Cornell University, 2003This paper examines economic and environmental linkages between two parallel agricultural systems: one upstream and another downstream. Data collected in the Philippines is used to demonstrate how labor market linkages influence decisions that impact on local forests and watersheds.DocumentSectoral trends [in employment, working conditions and workplace relationships]: a survey
International Labour Organization, 2003The objective of this paper is to provide a preliminary overview of major issues in sectoral and intersectoral trends in employment, working conditions and workplace relationships, as well as basic workers’ rights.The survey includes three main themes: the sectoral distribution of economic activity and how these trends are affecting the organization of work.DocumentLabour markets in Rural Africa: what do models need to explain?
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002Labour markets are seen as a major channel through which growth is transmitted so as to reduce poverty. Growth means higher employment and wages.DocumentEducation for rural development in Asia: experiences and policy lessons
International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2002This documents the proceedings of a seminar held in 2002 in Bangkok in Thailand to address current issues in rural education.DocumentRural poverty in Latin America
1999This paper argues that rural poverty in Latin America is a product of the system of labor controls and in particular of the monopsonistic control of the labour force exercised by large landowners in small, fragmented local markets.DocumentExtension, poverty and vulnerability: the scope for policy reform. Final Report of a study for the Neuchatel Initiative
Overseas Development Institute, 2002This paper reviews pro-poor agricultural extension policies, building on an earlier inception report of the same study. Based on a livelihoods approach, the authors argue that policies towards agriculture, rural development and extension have focused exclusively on increased productivity of land, as opposed to enhancing labour productivity, employment creation and vulnerability reduction.