Title: Rural nonfarm employment and migration: the case of Costa Rica

POPLINE Document Number: 245296

Author(s):

Schneider-Sliwa RM

Source citation:

Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State University, 1982. 204 p.

Abstract:

The effect of rural nonfarm employment on rural migration in developing countries is examined using aggregate area-level and individual-level data from the 1975 census of Costa Rica. (ANNOTATION)

Keywords:

Costa Rica
Rural Development
Labor Force
Rural-Urban Migration
Economic Development
Migration
Rural Population
Developing Countries
Central America
Latin America
Americas
Economic Factors
Human Resources
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Population Characteristics