Oil exports, agrarian change and the rural labour process: the ecuadorian sierra in the 1970s

Peter. Peek

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on the effects of petroleum exports and agrarian reform on rural area labour markets in the 1970s in Ecuador - discusses agrarian structure, land tenure, absorption of family labour in family farms and agricultural employment across farm size categories, rural migration of peasant farmers and the landless, rural worker wage structure, income distribution, impact of inflation and declining export earnings on migrant worker employment opportunities, etc.; stresses the need for land reform. Bibliography.

Keywords: petroleum; export; agrarian reform.; rural area; labour market; agrarian structure; land tenure; family.; family farm.; agricultural employment; farm size.; rural migration; peasant farmer; landless; rural worker; wage structure; income distribution; inflation; export earnings; migrant workers.; employment opportunity; land reform.; pétrole; exportation; réforme agraire; zone rurale; marché du travail; petróleo; exportación; reforma agraria; zona rural; mercado de trabajo; structure agraire; régime foncier; famille; exploitation agricole familiale; emploi agricole; dimension de la ferme; migration rurale; paysan; sans-terres; travailleur rural; structure du salaire; répartition du revenu; inflation; recettes à l'exportation; travailleur migrant; possibilités d'emploi; réforme foncière; estructura agraria; tenencia de la tierra; familia; granja familiar; empleo agrícola; tamaño de la explotación; migración rural; campesino; sin tierras; trabajador rural; estructura de los salarios; distribución del ingreso; inflación; ingreso por exportaciones; trabajador migrante; oportunidades de empleo; reforma de la tenencia de la tierra (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 59 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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