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Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1977
Covers the declaration and recommendations adapted at an international forum on the role of workers' organizations and education in rural development. First presents the declaration, which includes purpose of development and the role of organizations, trade unions, rural organizations, workers education, and adult education. It then presents the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Laborers, Conference Reports, Developing Nations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1972
On November 5, 1971, the subcommittee heard testimony on the: (1) history of land ownership in rural America, (2) extent of corporate and conglomerate involvement in rural America and the resulting economic consequences, and (3) impact of the large vertically ano horizontally integrated corporations and conglomerates on the well-being of rural…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Economic Factors
Baali, Fuad – 1972
The purpose of this paper is to analyze and evaluate the nature, scope, and implications of the rural development in the Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa. The first section of the paper deals with the forces that have caused changes in agrarian reform policies as they affected rural development in these countries. Specifically…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Area Studies, Cooperatives, Data Collection
Elo, Irma T.; Beale, Calvin L. – 1984
Natural resource and poverty relationships are regionally specific and are associated with particular segments of the nation's population, but have no overall direct causal tie. Although employment in natural-resource-based industries in rural areas accounts for only 16% of all rural employment nationally, these industries continue to make…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agriculture, American Indians, Blacks
National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty, Washington, DC. – 1967
On September 27, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty. To this commission, he delegated the responsibility of making a comprehensive study and appraisal of the current economic situations and trends in American rural life. In fulfilling this responsibility, the National Advisory Commission…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Community, Employment, Family Planning
National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty, Washington, DC. – 1967
On September 27, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty. To this commission, he delegated the responsibility of making a comprehensive study and appraisal of the current economic situations and trends in American rural life. In fulfilling this responsibility, the National Advisory Commission…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, American Indians, Community, Employment