Geography and the evolution of rural nonfarm sector in the Philippines, 1988-2006

Geography and the evolution of rural nonfarm sector in the Philippines, 1988-2006

This paper aims to assess the changing impact of distance on the development of rural labor force between the farm and nonfarm sectors in the Philippines using provincial-level data from 1988 to 2006. The impact of distance of a province from a major city on the growth impact of its rural nonfarm se...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Philippine Review of Economics Vol. 46, no. 2 (December 2009), p. 183-219.
Main Authors: Estudillo, Jonna P. (Author), Ramos, Charity Gay (Author), Otsuka, Keijiro (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: [Quezon City] School of Economics, University of the Philippines 2009.
Subjects:
Industrial development projects > Philippines > Sociological aspects.
Rural development projects > Philippines > Sociological aspects.
Community development > Philippines.
Online Access:https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9