This study assesses the economic implications of land ownership security in rural Thailand. It uses data from this country to rigorously analyze several aspects of land ownership security. It provides both qualitative and quantiative information on the effects of ownership security. The study presents a conceptual model and literature review and is followed by separate discussions on the evolution of land rights in Thailand; the study methodology and the nature of the data; and the credit market.

Small-scale forest-based processing enterprises comprise an important, but neglected, part of the forestry and forest industries sector. They process a large part of the raw materials from the forest and supply some of the main markets for forest products, in particular in the rural areas of developing countries.

The basic cause of needless poverty and hunger in the rural Africa to-day is the stagnation of its main economic base - agriculture. It has settled down to a low level of equilibrium of income, saving and investment over time. Hence, most of the rural people of the region is caught in a vicious circle of a poverty trap. They are below the "absolute poverty line". The country studies show all of them are food-deficit.

In his speech, President A. W. Clausen reviews the economic and debt crisis of the last five years and shares his expectations for the next five years. The World Bank will play a vital role in a successful transition from recession to sustained economic growth. The Bank’s operational strategy rests on twin pillars: assisting borrowers in formulating adjustment programs, and helping mobilize external resources to sustain these programs. Heavily indebted middle-income countries need help to grow out of their debts.

Explores the relationship between fertility and socioeconomic and demographic variables, as well as the determinants of the acceptance of family planning in rural Thailand. Includes a bibliography.

Se presentan, los avances de la investigacion en relacion a los factores estrategicos del cambio demografico a nivel rural, estableciendo las areas que inciden en el aporte neto de un hijo adicional. Estas areas se integran en 3 categorias de analisis: contexto socio-espacial, insercion en la estructura productiva y area de politicas publicas. Finalmente, se avanza en una tipologia de estructuras agrarias de acuerdo a las caracteristicas de los factores de la estructura agraria vinculados al comportamiento reproductivo.

Seminario sobre Interrelaciones entre la Dinámica Demográfica y la Estructura y el Desarrollo Agrícola

An international journal of forestry and forest industries

Revista internacional de silvicultura e industrias forestales

Revue internationale des forts et des industries forestires