Urban poverty, migration and land reform in Ecuador

Peter. Peek

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on the relationship between rural migration, land reform and urban area poverty trends in Ecuador - compares economic indicators relating to low income and unemployment patterns, looks at levels of agricultural mechanization, farm size, food production, agricultural credit and terms of trade, etc., and questions whether rapid economic growth could have occured without increasing urban poverty. Bibliography pp. 37 to 39 and statistical tables.

Keywords: rural migration; land reform.; urban area; poverty; trend; economic indicator.; low income.; unemployment; agricultural mechanization; farm size.; food production; agricultural credit; terms of trade; economic growth; statistical table; migration rurale; réforme foncière; zone urbaine; pauvreté; tendance; migración rural; reforma de la tenencia de la tierra; zona urbana; pobreza; tendencia; indicateur économique; faible revenu; chômage; mécanisation agricole; dimension de la ferme; production alimentaire; crédit agricole; termes de l'échange; croissance économique; tableau statistique; indicador económico; bajos ingresos; desempleo; mecanización agrícola; tamaño de la explotación; producción alimentaria; crédito agrícola; relación de precios de intercambio; crecimiento económico; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 1979
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Published in WEP 10-6

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