Migration, Mechanization, and Agricultural Labor Markets in Egypt. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Richards, Alan
• Contents: Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- PART 1 AGRICULTURAL LABOR MARKETS IN EGYPT -- 2 Labor Shortages in Egyptian Agriculture -- 3 Livestock and Small Farmer Labor Supply -- 4 Tarahil Laborers in Egypt -- PART 2 EMIGRATION AND RURAL EGYPT -- 5 Who is Migrating Where? An Overview of International Labor Migration in the Arab World -- 6 The Demand for Egyptian Labor Abroad -- 7 Socio-Economic Impact of Emigration from a Giza Village -- PART 3 MECHANIZATION: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES -- 8 Mechanization Decisions in Egyptian Agriculture -- 9 The Social Impact of Mechanization -- 10 Public Policy and the Demand for Mechanization in Egyptian Agriculture -- PART 4 POLICY PERSPECTIVES -- 11 Agricultural Prices, Farm Mechanization, and the Demand for Labor -- 12 Wages, Prices, and Farm Mechanization in Egypt: The Need for an Integrated Policy -- 13 Mechanical Technology in Egyptian, Indian, and Pakistani Agriculture: An Induced Innovation Perspective -- About the Contributors -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Milton : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (301 pages)
• Subjects: 331.12930962; Agricultural laborers -- Egypt; Migrant agricultural laborers -- Egypt; Rural-urban migration -- Egypt; Rural population -- Egypt; Farm mechanization -- Egypt; Agricultural innovations -- Egypt; Agricultural innovations; Agricultural laborers; Farm mechanization; Migrant agricultural laborers; Rural conditions; Rural population; Rural-urban migration; Egypt -- Rural conditions; Egypt; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429696435; 0429696434; 9780429047107; 9780429736452; 0429736452; 9780429716447; 0429716443
• Related ISBNs: 9780367167110; 042904710X
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