Welcoming Migrants? Migrant Labour in Rural Scotland

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philomena de Lima ◽  
Sharon Wright
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
Migrant Labour ◽  
Local Labour ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Scottish Government ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
The Uk

For a decade, Scotland has had a declining natural population, dispersed throughout a diverse geography, including remote highlands and islands, which presents a policy making context that is very different from other parts of the UK. Rural Scotland accounts for 95% of Scotland's landmass and only 18% of the population (Scottish Government 2008). In particular, the familiar challenges, presented by the combination of population ageing with below-replacement level fertility rates, have, until 2007, been reinforced by the extent of out-migration amongst people of working age. Evidence suggests that following EU enlargement in 2004, rural areas have experienced an influx of labour migrants from Central and Eastern European countries on an unprecedented scale. Whilst such large-scale migration into rural communities has provided a major challenge for public service provision and ‘social integration’, it has also addressed local labour market shortages and created opportunities for regeneration. This article explores critical questions about the role and impact of migrant labour in rural communities in Scotland and the role of agencies in addressing the needs of all rural residents.

The Economic Imperative: Cities Need Migrants

2021 ◽  
pp. 001946622110132
Author(s):  
Astha Agarwalla ◽  
Errol D’Souza
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Market Failure ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Industry Concentration ◽  
Wage Curve ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Reverse Migration ◽  
Local Labour

The policy responses to Covid-19 have triggered large-scale reverse migration from cities to rural areas in developing countries, exposing the vulnerability of migrants living precarious lives in cities, giving rise to debates asserting to migration as undesirable and favouring policy options to discourage the process. However, the very basis of spatial concentration and formation of cities is presence of agglomeration economies, benefits accruing to economic agents operating in cities. Presence of these agglomeration benefits in local labour markets manifests themselves in the form of an upward sloping wage curve in urban areas. We estimate the upward sloping wage curve for various size classes of cities in Indian economy and establish the presence of positive returns to occupation and industry concentration at urban locations. Controlling for worker-specific characteristics influencing wages, we establish that higher the share of an industry or an occupation in local employment as compared to national economy, the desirability of firms to pay higher wages increases. For casual labourers, occupational concentration results in higher wages. However, impact of industry concentration varies across sectors. Results supporting presence of upward sloping urban wage curve, therefore, endorse policies to correct the market failure in cities and promote migration as a desirable process. JEL Classification Codes: J2, R2

The transformation of Cuban agriculture after the cold war

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 98-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivette Perfecto
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Diagnostic Techniques ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
Food Imports

AbstractCuba's agriculture after the 1959 revolution had been based on large-scale, capital intensive monoculture, which made Cuba heavily dependent on the socialist bloc for subsidized agrichemical inputs and for set prices of agricultural exports. However, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies in 1989–90, Cuba's inputs of fertilizer, pesticides, and petroleum dropped by more than half Cuba responded with a dramatic shift in its agricultural development model that featured appropriate technology, alternative organization of labor, alternative planning, and environmental preservation. Cuban pest control efforts now focus on biological control and on enhanced monitoring and diagnostic techniques. Soil management emphasizes biofertilizers and vermiculture. Minimum tillage and crop rotation are frequent practices among Cuba's independent farmers, agricultural cooperatives, and state farms. The transition to low-input agriculture has decreased the exodus of people from rural areas to cities, and has lead to establishment of lab or camps with volunteer labor and long-term programs for rebuilding rural communities. To address the loss of important food imports while ensuring environmental conservation, agricultural planning now gives priority to crop rotations, city gardens, and introduction of food crops in sugar cane areas.

scholarly journals Partnership Model for Optimizing the Use of Village Funds

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mukhtar Sarman
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
The Government

Since 2015, the Government has allocated village development funds in the form of Village Fund policies of IDR 20.7 trillion, then in 2016 it increased to IDR 46.9 trillion, and continues to increase in the following years. However, based on field research in a number of regions in Indonesia, it turns out that the use of Village Funds is not optimal, some of which have been proven wrongly targeted, not transparent in use, and not accountable in reporting. The aspect of planning activities and the quality of human resources implementing policies and coordination between parties that should play a role are still a major problem. The PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model is actually intended for the development of large-scale projects, such as the construction of highways or seaports and airports. But by taking the substance of cooperation from the parties that each have strengths, the PPP model (and its variants) may be applicable in the use of Village Funds. Using secondary data analysts, the following article discusses the theoretical aspects of the advantages of the PPP model. This model is juxtaposed with cases of success in building the economic self-reliance of rural communities with the help of private parties and academics. It is assumed that the partnership model can be an alternative solution to further optimize the use of Village Funds in order to reduce poverty in rural areas.  

scholarly journals Partnership Model For Optimizing The Use of Village Funds

2019 ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Mukhtar Sarman
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
The Government

Since 2015, the Government has allocated village development funds in the form of Village Fund policies of IDR 20.7 trillion, then in 2016 it increased to IDR 46.9 trillion, and continues to increase in the following years. However, based on field research in a number of regions in Indonesia, it turns out that the use of Village Funds is not optimal, some of which have been proven wrongly targeted, not transparent in use, and not accountable in reporting. The aspect of planning activities and the quality of human resources implementing policies and coordination between parties that should play a role are still a major problem. The PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model is actually intended for the development of large-scale projects, such as the construction of highways or seaports and airports. But by taking the substance of cooperation from the parties that each have strengths, the PPP model (and its variants) may be applicable in the use of Village Funds. Using secondary data analysts, the following article discusses the theoretical aspects of the advantages of the PPP model. This model is juxtaposed with cases of success in building the economic self-reliance of rural communities with the help of private parties and academics. It is assumed that the partnership model can be an alternative solution to further optimize the use of Village Funds in order to reduce poverty in rural areas.

scholarly journals Subjects of Agricultural Production in the Socio-Structural Processes of the Russian Village

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-212
Author(s):  
Maria Mukhanova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Labor Practices ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Working Age ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Structural Mobility

The article deals with the subjects of agricultural production, agricultural organizations, agricultural Holdings, peasant farms, personal part-time farms and their participation in the sociostructural processes of the Russian village. Dynamics of changes in the agricultural labor market, based on data from several large-scale studies of Rosstat (2011–2018), covering all regions of Russia. Results of individual interviews of the rural population and surveys of their households, as well as the Results of the 2016 agricultural census. they show the specificity of the moment of the rural world, when institutional transformations caused by agrarian reforms and modernization of agriculture radically changed social, labor practices and everyday life of the villagers. For a quarter of a century, the socioeconomic situation and status of the majority of villagers has changed qualitatively. The decrease in the level of rural employment in agriculture and growth in non-agricultural sectors of the agriculture industry led to structural mobility (move), which had transformed the social structure of the village and the formation of the informal sector, with its own internal structure, constituting one-third of all employees. These processes have led to an increase in migration of the working-age population, which has led to a decrease in the quality of human capital and the prospects for its reproduction in rural areas.

scholarly journals Prevalence and determinants of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) among children under five years of age in rural communities of Lahore, Pakistan.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafar Iqbal Bhatti ◽  
Khuram Nawaz ◽  
Muhammad Ali
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽  
Housing Condition ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Protein Energy

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and determinants of Protein energy malnutrition among children under five years of age in rural areas of Lahore, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Four Rural Communities (Hussainabad, Shershah Colony, Dubai Town and Bhobtia Pind) of Lahore, Pakistan. Period: September 2016 to March 2017. Material & Methods: Convenient sampling technique was used to collect data. Anthropometric measures were obtained from children under five years of age. Results: Prevalence of PEM was found to be 52.8% in children under five years of age in the rural communities of Lahore, Pakistan. Significant association was found in PEM and number of siblings, mother’s literacy, father’s educational level, socioeconomic status, Knowledge of mother regarding diet, housing condition. So, all these factors are considered as significant determinants of PEM. Conclusion: More children suffer from the burden of PEM. Risk factors like age, sex, type of family, number of siblings, mother’s literacy, father’s educational level, socioeconomic status, Knowledge of mother regarding diet, housing condition contribute greatly to develop PEM. There is a need to take measures to prevent the nation from this suffering. Steps must be taken to implement polices to prevent PEM. Government should launch educational interventions on large scale to alleviate this suffering. Health professional must pay special attention to this debilitating issue.

scholarly journals Key Role of Millennial Generation in Rural Agricultural Development In Indonesia: Cohort Generation Theory Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 316 ◽  
pp. 02002
Author(s):  
Gontom Citoro Kifli ◽  
Slameto Slameto ◽  
Juliana Carolina Kilmanun ◽  
Dadan Permana ◽  
Melia Puspitasari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Internet Networks

Agricultural development actors in Indonesia are currently dominated by elderly farmers and a small proportion of young farmers. Another condition is that the farming system in Indonesia is generally subsistence. Several good potentials in the context of agricultural development in Indonesia today, firstly, the productive working age group is dominated by youth, especially the millennial generation, and secondly, the growing rapidly used internet networks. The condition of subsistence farming and the lack of young actors in agriculture, but on the other hand there is the potential of the millennial generation and availability of internet networks access. This study employed a quantitative research method. The purpose of this research is to see the current condition of agricultural development in Indonesia concerning its current potential. Another objective is to design the appropriate strategy for exploiting this potential to accelerate agricultural development in Indonesia. The results obtained from this research are the high level of accessibility of rural communities as initial capital for agricultural development in Indonesia for now. The millennial generation who dominates the working age in Indonesia can maximize their role in the agricultural sector in rural areas through developing entrepreneurship based on the use of internet networks.

scholarly journals Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural America

2020 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 2019378118
Author(s):  
J. Tom Mueller ◽  
Kathryn McConnell ◽  
Paul Berne Burow ◽  
Katie Pofahl ◽  
Alexis A. Merdjanoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rural Populations ◽  
Exogenous Shock ◽  
The North ◽  
Scientific Attention

Despite considerable social scientific attention to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urbanized areas, very little research has examined its impact on rural populations. Yet rural communities—which make up tens of millions of people from diverse backgrounds in the United States—are among the nation’s most vulnerable populations and may be less resilient to the effects of such a large-scale exogenous shock. We address this critical knowledge gap with data from a new survey designed to assess the impacts of the pandemic on health-related and economic dimensions of rural well-being in the North American West. Notably, we find that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural populations have been severe, with significant negative impacts on unemployment, overall life satisfaction, mental health, and economic outlook. Further, we find that these impacts have been generally consistent across age, ethnicity, education, and sex. We discuss how these findings constitute the beginning of a much larger interdisciplinary COVID-19 research effort that integrates rural areas and pushes beyond the predominant focus on cities and nation-states.

scholarly journals Moving for Employment Reasons

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip S Morrison ◽  
William A.V. Clark ◽  
Kirsten Nissen ◽  
Robert Didham
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Apparent Paradox ◽  
Local Labour Markets ◽  
Local Labour ◽  
Working Age ◽  
The Usa ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Uk

While most models of population migration assume that members of the labour force migrate to enhance returns to their labour, major surveys in the USA (PSID and CPS), in the UK (BHPS) and Australia (HILDA) all show that only around 10 percent of all individuals who change residence are motivated primarily by employment reasons. Of those moving between local labour markets only about 30 percent say they are motivated by employment reasons. We explore this apparent paradox by drawing on evidence from the Dynamics of Motivation and Migration Survey (DMM), which recorded the reasons people of working age, changed their permanent residence in New Zealand over the two-year period 2005 and 2006. The need to solve the employment problem before moving means that reasons offered retrospectively for moving usually reflect a wish to adjust consumption even in the case of those moving between local labour markets. For most people of working age employment remains a necessary condition rather than sufficient reason for moving and this is why the pattern of net flows among local markets appear to support theories of migration change even though few people say they move for employment reasons.

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

1974 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Richard F. Bieker ◽  
Joachim G. Elterich
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Integrative Analyses ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Alternative Approaches

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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