The term “feminization of agriculture” is used to describe changing labor markets that pull
men out of agriculture, increasing women's roles. However, simplified understandings of this …

The energy transition of rural households is facing both chances and challenges of
population migration out of farming and out of rural areas. Yet, the findings of urbanization …

More than a decade ago, the Chinese government created several agricultural programs
with the objective to promote food security and to foster environmental sustainability via the …

Agriculture, countryside and peasantry have been priority concerns of the C hinese
government, with land and agriculture being the most crucial. With a growing population …

Rural population in China has undergone dramatic changes driven by large-scale
industrialization and urbanization. However, under the current land system, it is difficult to …

It is now well accepted that international migration can have important consequences for
sending countries as well as receiving areas. The direction and magnitude of these effects …

Over the last ten years, the massive outmigration for foreign employment, mostly to the Gulf
and Malaysia, has changed the livelihoods and social structure of rural Nepal. The …

Over the course of the last half century, the growth economies of Southeast Asia–Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam–have transformed themselves …

The paper discusses the non-parametric identification of causal direct and indirect effects of
a binary treatment based on instrumental variables. We identify the indirect effect, which …

Rural transformation can improve poverty reduction, living standards, and health outcomes
in developing countries. However, impacts associated with rural transformation vary by …