Considerable progress has been made globally with regard to the poverty question. The greatest reduction in poverty has been in China where millions have been moved out of poverty and this has been due to China’s impressive ...

The orthodox school's explanation for wage differentials, unemployment and labour market discrimination and the policy measures which they proposed did not offer workable solutions to the problems of the day. During the ...

Rural poverty, underemployment and labour migration have continued to increase in recent years, reinforcing the importance of non-farm economic activities for rural households. Rural non-farm activities are an important ...