Rural Growth Linkages

Download or read book Rural Growth Linkages written by P. B. R. Hazell and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research report on the linkage between rural development and household consumer expenditure, comprising case studies of Muda, Malaysia and Gusau, Nigeria - using data from previous surveys, examines the impact of family and farm size, access to consumer credit, household characteristics, etc., on family budget; finds that agricultural development induces expenditure on labour intensive consumer goods, thus a substantial growth in rural employment and nonfarm incomes; outlines the research method. Bibliography, diagrams, graphs and maps.