Rural poverty in Central America: dimensions, causes and policy alternatives

Peter. Peek

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on rural area poverty trends in Central America - summarizes findings of six case studies; looks at agricultural incomes, wages, and other poverty-linked economic indicators; examines impact of the export- oriented pattern of economic growth, particularly on small farm productivity, food production, land tenure and rural employment; discusses rural development policy alternatives such as agrarian reform, strengthening of rural worker organizations and social services, etc. References, statistical tables.

Keywords: rural area; poverty; trend; case study; agricultural income; wages; economic indicator.; export; economic growth; small farm; productivity.; food production; land tenure; rural employment; rural development; agrarian reform.; rural worker organization; social services.; statistical table; zone rurale; pauvreté; tendance; zona rural; pobreza; tendencia; étude de cas; revenu agricole; salaire; indicateur économique; exportation; croissance économique; petite exploitation agricole; productivité; production alimentaire; régime foncier; emploi rural; développement rural; réforme agraire; organisation de travailleurs ruraux; services sociaux; tableau statistique; estudio de casos; ingreso agrícola; salario; indicador económico; exportación; crecimiento económico; minifundio; productividad; producción alimentaria; tenencia de la tierra; empleo rural; desarrollo rural; reforma agraria; organización de trabajadores rurales; servicios sociales; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 P. pages
Date: 1984
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10-6, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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