Off-Farm Employment of Farm Households in Korea: Issues and Policy Implications

Jinkyo Suh

Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje, 2001, vol. 24, issue 4

Abstract: Based on an examination of the structural aspects of rural labor forces in Korea, this study intends to identify the reasons why the recent trend in both non-farm employment and off-farm incomes of farm households shows a sluggish step in its growth. It is emphasized that in the upper-developing countries, like Korea, policy makers whishing to promote growth in the rural non-farm economy must look to the long-term trend in rural or farm lobor forces-the selection of unbalanced growth strategies is apt to cause a shortage of labor in rural areas in the long run.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.288128

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