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The Role of Rural Labor Markets in Poverty Reduction : Evidence from Asia and East Africa

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dc.contributor.authorOtsuka, Keijiro
dc.contributor.authorYamano, Takashi
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T15:42:40Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T15:42:40Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractBy using long-term panel data sets of rural households in the Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, and India and cross-sectional data sets in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia, the roles of labor markets in long-term poverty reduction in Asia is compared with the current situation in East Africa. The study finds that the reliance on agricultural labor markets alone will not reduce poverty to a significant extent, in view of the declining share of agricultural wage income in Asia and its negligibly low level in East Africa. An increased non-farm income is a decisive factor in reducing rural poverty, as it has reduced the income gaps between the land-rich and land-poor households, between the educated and uneducated workers, and between less and more favorable agricultural areas. Labor markets are clearly segmented in accordance with the schooling levels, which critically affect occupational choice and non-farm income of rural labor force.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9238
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9238
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectWorld Development Report 2008
dc.titleThe Role of Rural Labor Markets in Poverty Reduction : Evidence from Asia and East Africaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:03:30.386820Z
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/5990
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.topicConflict and Development
okr.topicLabor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction
okr.topicRural Development
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