Non-agricultural rural employment in Central America

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cepal.callNumberX/C 22(62/97)
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cepal.idSade20068
cepal.topicEngPOVERTY
cepal.topicSpaPOBREZA
cepal.workareaEngSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOCIAL
dc.contributor.authorWeller, Jürgen
dc.coverage.spatialEngCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA CENTRAL
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T18:41:52Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T18:41:52Z
dc.date.issued1997-08
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography
dc.description.abstractNon-agricultural rural employment accounts for an increasing proportion of total rural employment in Latin America. Its potential for stimulating rural development has been noted, but it has also been analysed as a focal point of poverty. This article considers the magnitude and composition of this employment in some of the Central American countries and examines the conditions under which non-agricultural activities may help to improve rural employment and income. It is noted that non-agricultural rural employment is heterogeneous and different types of employment arise in response to different dynamics. Although there are potential sources of non-agricultural rural employment which have no connection with agriculture, in the countries analysed it is the characteristics of the agricultural sector which influence most heavily the composition and characteristics of such employment. Agriculture influences both the generation of non-agricultural productive employment and the creation of makeshift alternative jobs, primarily through demand for non-agricultural goods and services and the discharge of surplus labour. Consequently, in order for non-agricultural rural activities to make a significant contribution to rural development it is necessary to adopt an approach which integrates both the agricultural and non-agricultural elements of such development.
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dc.format.extentpáginas. 77-92
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/G.1969-P
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/10603
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescriptionp. 77-92
dc.relation.isPartOfCEPAL Review
dc.relation.isPartOfNo62
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesCEPAL Review
dc.subject.unbisEngEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subject.unbisEngEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
dc.subject.unbisEngLABOUR MOBILITY
dc.subject.unbisEngPOVERTY
dc.subject.unbisEngRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject.unbisSpaCREACION DE EMPLEOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO RURAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaEMPLEO RURAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaESTADISTICAS DEL EMPLEO
dc.subject.unbisSpaMOVILIDAD DE LA MANO DE OBRA
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOBREZA
dc.titleNon-agricultural rural employment in Central America
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