Rural poverty in Panama: trends and structural causes

Pinnock R. and Elton C.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on trends in the correlations between agrarian structures and rural area poverty in Panama since 1960 - documents the expansion of commercial farming for export at the expense of small farms producing food crops; discusses growing proletarianization of rural workers and rural migration. Bibliography.

Keywords: trend; agrarian structure; rural area; poverty; commercial farming; export; small farm; food crop; proletarianization; rural worker; rural migration; tendance; structure agraire; zone rurale; pauvreté; tendencia; estructura agraria; zona rural; pobreza; agriculture commerciale; exportation; petite exploitation agricole; cultures vivrières; prolétarisation; travailleur rural; migration rurale; agricultura comercial; exportación; minifundio; cultivo alimenticio; proletarización; trabajador rural; migración rural (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10-6, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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