Labor Allocation and Rural Development
Brown University Studies in Population and Development
Brown University Studies in Population and Development
Published in cooperation with the Population Studies and Training Center
Brown University
Editor
Calvin Goldscheider
Brown University Studies in Population and Development
First published in 1989 by Westview Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Guest, Michael Philip, 1955
Labor allocation and rural development : migration in four
Javanese villages / by Philip Guest.
p. cm.(Brown University studies in population and development)
Includes index.
ISBN 0-8133-7792-7
1. Rural-urban migrationIndonesiaJavaCase studies. 2. Labor
supplyIndonesiaJavaCase studies. 3. Rural development
IndonesiaJavaCase studies. I. Title. II. Series.
HB2108.J37G84 1989
307.2dcl9
89-5663
CIP
ISBN 13: 978-0-3670-1321-9 (hbk)
ISBN 13: 978-0-3671-6308-2 (pbk)
DOI: 10.4324/9780429043079
CONTENTS
Foreword, Calvin Goldscheider
Preface
1 Labor Allocation, Migration, and Development
Introduction
Development and Labor Force Transformations
Development and Migration
Linkages between Migration and Labor Allocation
Conclusion
2 Strategies of Labor Allocation
Household and Community Influences on Production
Agrarian Change and Household Production
Demographic Aspects of Labor Allocation
Social Class and Labor Allocation
Overview
3 Labor Allocation and Rural Development in Java
Background
Population Growth on Java
Recent Trends in the Javanese Economy
The Study Site
4 Sample Design and Characteristics
Selection of Villages
Household Sampling
Interviewing
Definition of Major Terms
Sample Characteristics
Conclusion
5 Household Labor Supply and Access to Employment
Demographic Aspects of Labor Allocation
Sectoral Allocation of Labor
Production Aspects of Labor Allocation
Sectoral Participation
Conclusion
6 Migration --A Demographic and Production Response
Characteristics of Migrants
Labor Allocated through Migration
Simultaneous Strategies of Labor Allocation
Conclusion
7 Research Findings and Implications
Overview of the Research
Summary of Findings
Development and Policy Implications
Directions for Future Research
Bibliography
Index
- Foreword Page
- Preface Page
- 1 Labor Allocation, Migration, and Development
- Introduction
- Development and Labor Force Transformations
- Development and Migration
- Linkages between Migration and Labor Allocation
- Conclusion
- 2 Strategies of Labor Allocation
- Household and Community Influences on Production
- Agrarian Change and Household Production
- Demographic Aspects of Labor Allocation
- Social Class and Labor Allocation
- Overview
- 3 Labor Allocation and Rural Development in Java
- Background
- Population Growth on Java
- Recent Trends in the Javanese Economy
- The Study Site
- 4 Sample Design and Characteristics
- Selection of Villages
- Household Sampling
- Interviewing
- Definition of Major Terms
- Sample Characteristics
- Conclusion
- 5 Household Labor Supply and Access to Employment
- Demographic Aspects of Labor Allocation
- Sectoral Allocation of Labor
- Production Aspects of Labor Allocation
- Sectoral Participation
- Conclusion
- 6 Migration --A Demographic and Production Response
- Characteristics of Migrants
- Labor Allocated through Migration
- Simultaneous Strategies of Labor Allocation
- Conclusion
- 7 Research Findings and Implications
- Overview of the Research
- Summary of Findings
- Development and Policy Implications
- Directions for Future Research
- Bibliography
- Index
- ii
- iii
- xix
- xx
- xxi
- xxii
- xxiii
- xxiv
- xxv
- xxvi
Guide
- Foreword Page
- Preface Page
- Start of Content
- Bibliography
- Index
TABLES
3.1
Percentage Distribution of Labor Force by Industrial Sector for Java and Central Java, by Sex and Rural/Urban Residence, 1985
3.2
Intra- and Inter-Provincial Migration Flows for Provinces of Java, Population 5 Years and Older: 1980 to 1985
3.3
Percent of All Households Operating Agricultural Land by Amount of Land: Kabupaten Sukoharjo, Surrounding Kabupaten, Central Java, and Java/Bali, 1980
3.4
Indicators of Agricultural Development by Village
3.5
Primary Occupations of Persons Aged 10 and Over by Village
3.6
Demographic Characteristics of Sampled Villages
3.7
Permanent and Temporary Migration of Entire Households from Sample Villages in the Period 198085
4.1
Age Standardized Distribution of Percentage Population 10 Years and Over by Education, Marital Status, and Relationship to Household Head, by Village and Sex
4.2
Percentage Sample by Activity Status, by Village and Sex
4.3
Percentage Sample by Occupational Sector, Village and Sex
4.4
Percent Distribution of Respondents with More than One Occupation by Primary and Secondary Industry: Village and Sex
4.5
Median Daily Wage Rate of Non-Migrants for Selected Occupational Sectors: by Village, and Employment Status
4.6
Mean Household Size, Number of Persons Aged Over 10, Percent Household Working, Workers Male, and Workers Children, by Village
4.7
Distribution of Age of Household Head, Percent Female Headed Households, Structure of Households, and Household Life Cycle Stage, by Village
4.8
Mean Relative Percentage of Household Labor Allocated by Village
5.1
Mean Hours of Labor Allocated per Household Member in the Labor Force, and Mean Number of Household Members in the Labor Force, by Household Size