Regional development - rural employment opportunities

2010 ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
Tamas Forgacs
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Rural Employment

Rural Employment and Rural-Urban Differences in Employment in Zaire: A Comparative Perspective1

1994 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Shapiro ◽  
Sharon Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Subsistence Agriculture ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Rural Employment ◽  
Using Data

This article provides evidence on the extent of de-agrarianization, the nature of rural employment, and rural-urban differences in employment in Zaire. The composition of employment by industry is examined using data from Zaire's 1984 Census. Increased schooling was associated with a greater propensity to be involved in nonagricultural employment. Since 1990, Zaire's chronic economic crisis has become acute and is intertwined with the political crisis resulting from President Mobutu's resistance to popular calls for democratization. In these circumstances, de-agrarianization is effectively put on hold. Nonagricultural employment opportunities have diminished considerably, and an increasing proportion of the country's population is being pushed back to subsistence agriculture.

scholarly journals CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC): REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND POLICY CHALLENGES

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navid Khan ◽  
Riaz Ahmad ◽  
Ke Xing
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
The Political ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Geographical Differences ◽  
Employment Creation ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Cross Reference

A lot of people believe “China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)” to be a doorway to regional prosperity and regional cohesion. It carries an abundant perspective in relation to regional connectivity, regional development, and employment creation. Although a topic of increasing interest, CPEC has been relatively under-researched and under-conceptualized to date. In this article, we attempt to inspect CPEC in relation to its prospects for infrastructure development, regional development, and employment creation through a methodical databank check and cross-reference snowballing. Significantly contributing: (1) reviewing of recent literature focusing on the concepts of economic corridors in different regions and (2) underlying challenges addressing the political, economic and geographical differences among different groups based on their perspectives. The paper concludes with possible managerial suggestions for the challenges faced by stakeholders participating in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor

scholarly journals Implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) across the States of India: An Overview

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhagobinda Basak
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
The State ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Manual Work ◽  
Mahatma Gandhi ◽  
Rural Employment ◽  
Employment Guarantee ◽  
Employment Guarantee Scheme

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 was introduced in India to create employment opportunities for the rural people. As per the provisions of the said Act, the State Government shall, in rural areas in the state, provide to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work not less than one hundred days of such work in every financial year. The present study attempts to review the performance of the scheme implemented in different states of India. On the basis of some selected parameters, performance of the states, in implementing the Act, has been measured. Ranks have been assigned to the states according to their merit in implementing the scheme.

scholarly journals Mediating Effects on Poverty Reduction in India Through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme

2021 ◽  
pp. 100-119
Author(s):  
A. ARULRAJ ◽  
R. RENA
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Mahatma Gandhi ◽  
Rural Employment ◽  
Employment Guarantee

The employment opportunities in rural areas have signifi cantly decreased for the last few decades in India. Th erefore, Government of India introduced Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP) to create employment opportunities for ru ral people. Th e Programme is considered as a “silver bullet” for eradicating rural poverty and unemployment in India. Th e purpose of this empirical research study is to develop a new model for poverty reduction in rural India through this Programme. Th e novelty of this article is an attempt to develop an empirical research model that assists the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme when mapping the level of economics service quality and thereby enhance the same. Th is Programme provides an alternative source of livelihood, which will have an impact on reducing migration, restricting child labor, alleviating poverty, and making villages self-sustaining through productive assets creation such as road construction, cleaning up of water tanks, soil and water conservation work, etc. for which it has been considered as the largest anti-poverty programme in the world. Th e paper critically examines the implementation process of this Programme and its impact on tribal livelihoods. Th e following research methodology is used in the article: the data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Th e sampling procedure used for this study is stratifi ed random sampling. Th e stratifi cation is done based on the Taluks are Kumbakonam (Th anjavur District), Keeranur (Pudukottai District) and Nagappatinam (Nagappatinam District) of Tamilnadu state of South-India for the nature of region South, East, Centre, West and North while selecting the MGNREGP Employees from each category, non-probabilistic convenience and judgmental sampling technique is used. Th e fi ndings and conclusions of the study reveal that millions of rural poor with the inclusion of new works under this Programme could able to get some employment which supports their livelihoods. Eff orts are exerted to improve more transparency and accountability in implementing this programme to ensure that the benefi ts reach out to the poor and the needy villagers. Th e regression analysis revealed that the Poverty Eradication on the various dimensions of Economic Development, infl uenced Economic Development followed by Social Development. Th e visual representation of results suggest that the relationships between the dimensions of Economic Development, Social development resulted in a signifi cant impact on the mediated factor ‘Poverty Eradication’. Th e paper suggests the policy framework for the stakeholders in eff ective implementation of the Programme.

scholarly journals ASPEK HUKUM PEMERINTAHAN TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN TENAGA KERJA ASING DI INDONESIA DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP KEDAULATAN NEGARA

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Dodi Jaya Wardana
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Labor Law ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Employment Opportunities

The effectiveness and urgency of the use of foreign workers in Indonesia is very effective and urgent to meet the needs of skilled and professional workforce in certain fields that can not be occupied by local workers and as a step in accelerating the process of national and regional development by accelerating the transfer of knowledge and technology and increase foreign investment in the presence of foreign workers as supporting development in Indonesia, although in reality companies in Indonesia, whether foreign or national private companies, must use the Indonesian experts themselves. The purpose of regulating foreign workers if viewed from the aspect of labor law is basically to guarantee and provide decent employment opportunities for Indonesian citizens in various fields and levels. So that in hiring foreign workers in Indonesia must be done through strict mechanisms and procedures starting with the selection and licensing procedures to supervision

New Views Combined With New Technologies in the Tourism Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Louis Delcart
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The City

In today's economies, tourism is often used as a means to provide areas with few structural employment opportunities with the tools for economic development. This is especially when the areas in question are attractive because of their natural resources or because of their cultural and/or historical background. To get the best results from the tourism efforts in a city or region, all parties involved must work together, managed by the local government. The task is to make choices in which tourist category the city or region wishes to differentiate itself from the others. If a regional or local government coordinates initiatives with determination and competence, a complete region can enjoy a much higher added value, which by far exceeds the tourist aspect. The regional governments should keep the larger picture of regional development in perspective.

scholarly journals Youth Mobility and its Role in Structural Transformation in Senegal

2019 ◽  
pp. 251-276
Author(s):  
Elisenda Estruch ◽  
Lisa Van Dijck ◽  
David Schwebel ◽  
Josee Randriamamonjy
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Rural Employment ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
Nonfarm Employment ◽  
Over Time

This chapter uses multiple data sources to illustrate the transitions made by youth over time either to the rural non-farm economy or to urban areas. Descriptives are given to the motivations and constraints youth face when engaging in the RNFE or in migrant labour. The findings suggest that there are limited rural employment opportunities for youth, leading to a slow pace of rural poverty reduction. Rural youth still work mainly in poor quality jobs in agriculture, although they increasingly try: (i) to diversify their and their family’s income by engaging in nonfarm employment, or (ii) to look for options outside rural areas by migration to urban areas or abroad. We review the main policies and programmes implemented in Senegal to examine potential for reform towards pro-transformative youth employment.

Spillover Impacts on Education from Employment Guarantees

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-62
Author(s):  
Anjali Adukia
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Rural Employment ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Household Survey Data ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Employment Guarantee

Programs that provide lower-skill employment are a popular anti-poverty strategy in developing countries, with India's employment-guarantee program (MGNREGA) employing adults in 23% of Indian households. MGNREGA has reduced rural poverty, but some have raised concerns that guaranteeing lower-skill employment opportunities may discourage investment in human capital and long-run income growth. Using large-scale administrative data and household survey data, I estimate precise spillover impacts on education that reject substantive declines in children's education from the government's rollout of MGNREGA. Further, I estimate that these small negative impacts are inexpensive to counteract, particularly compared to MGNREGA expenditures on rural employment and poverty alleviation.

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