Under pressure from external forces, involvement of Pacific Island nations in processes of globalisation and associated structural adjustment policies is being accelerated. Conditional aid and financial assistance from Bretton Woods' institutions and their 'relatives' such as the Asian...

Reports responses to interviews conducted in three rural villages in Eastern India in January 2000 as well as replies to questions asked at a forest meeting in West Bengal of groups/persons interested in rural women and development. The questions were designed to provide information on...

The United Nations’ Millennium Declaration, passed by the General Assembly in September 2000, is assessed with particular attention being given to the Millennium Development Goals and associated targets outlined in the Declaration. The focus of the article is not so much on the extent to which...

This article examines the effects of commercialisation of agriculture on land use and work patterns by means of a case study in the Nyeri district in Kenya. The study uses cross sectional data collected from small-scale farmers in this district. We find that good quality land is allocated to...

Poverty incidence is one of the most critical concerns in Botswana and the government has resolved to eradicate this problem and ensure that every citizen live in a dignified and acceptable condition consistent with the national aspirations as set out in the National Vision 2016. Currently,...

Além das vantagens econômicas e dos benefícios ambientais, a produção de biodiesel em larga escala será importante instrumento de geração de renda no meio rural, com impacto significativo sobre a agricultura familiar. Uma das maiores motivações para a produção desse combustível...

O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar as principais atividades agropecuárias e as formas de organização social dos produtores familiares da região de Marília, Estado de São Paulo, no período de 2000 a 2005. Foram coletadas informações junto a técnicos da Casa da Agricultura,...

Este trabalho é uma atualização de artigo anteriormente apresentado onde se analisa o comportamento das ocupações e das fontes de rendas das famílias rurais e agrícolas paranaenses utilizando-se como base Tabulações Especiais elaboradas a partir do processamento dos microdados das...

Assesses the status of women in Bangladesh by analysing the dynamics of female participation in labour force and education as well as gender earnings differentials at the macro level. The study finds evidence of growing commercialisation of women’s work in Bangladesh. Although the bulk of the...