Migration, Transfers and Economic Decision Making among Agricultural Households: An Introduction

• Tác giả: Benjamin Davis
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 330 Economics
• Thông tin xuất bản: 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 293836
• Chủ đề: 1. Economic Development: Agriculture; 2. Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120; 3. Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380; 4. Remittances F240; 5. Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs

Tóm tắt

The increasing volume of remittances and public transfers in rural areas of the developing world has raised hopes that these inflows may serve as an effective mechanism for reducing poverty in the long term by facilitating investments and raising productivity, particularly in agriculture where market failures are most manifest. The seven papers in this special issue systematically test the relationship between transfers and productive spending amongst rural households in six different countries. Overall, the studies embrace a less optimistic view of the role of migration and public and private transfers on agriculture, with migration as facilitating a transition away from agriculture or to models of less labour intensive agriculture.