Sub-Contracting in Rural Areas of Thailand

Donald C. Mead

No 54766, Food Security International Development Working Papers from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: This paper describes an arrangement where a producer undertakes certain steps in the production process done by individuals working in their own homes in Thailand. The paper also provides a description of how this system operates in four different industries, presents survey data on people engaged in subcontracting work, evaluates the subcontracting system, and determines the advantages and disadvantages of its operation.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 1982
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.54766

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