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Preston, David – Journal of Rural Studies, 1992
Examines changes over a 21-year period in 1 area of highland Bolivia to show how people and their activities and livelihoods have changed as a response to increasing commercial opportunities and new needs. Analyzes the extent to which these changes imply a restructuring similar to that which is taking place in the First World. (KS)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Rural Development
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Fleischer, Aliza; Applebaum, Levia – Journal of Rural Studies, 1992
A survey (n=306) of female employment patterns in the peripheral areas of Israel has shown that labor force participation rates differ across regions and types of settlements. Found that urban and rural women from the same region have different participation rates because of their different socioeconomic characteristics. (KS)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Farm Labor, Females