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An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Work Force Status of Local Hired Farm Workers in Delaware and West Virginia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Richard F. Bieker
Affiliation:
Delaware State College
Joachim G. Elterich
Affiliation:
University of Delaware
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Two general approaches have dominated recent discussions with regard to reducing the incidence of poverty among rural households headed by working age poor. One approach has stressed the need for increasing job opportunities for residents of rural areas. The other has stressed the need for increasing the level of investment in human capital to enhance the productivity and employability of people in rural areas. While these are basically complementary rather than alternative approaches to reducing the incidence of poverty among the working age poor in rural communities, integrative analyses encompassing both of these approaches have been lacking.

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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Footnotes

We wish to thank Dr. M. C. Hallberg, Mr. Y. Ishikawa and Dr. Virgil J. Norton for their comments on an earlier draft of this paper. Of course, we alone are responsible for all shortcomings.

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