The impact of overseas labour migration on rural Thailand: regional, community and individual dimensions

Article Abstract:

Research reveals that labor migration is a strategy of life support for workers in rural Thailand. Results are based on a 1995-1996 case study of the impact of labor migrations from rural Thailand to East Asia through interviews of 63 villages in different parts of the northern and northeastern region of Thailand; topics include labor migration levels and direction, the type of migrant, different experiences as a result of destination, and the impact of migration on the community.

Thailand, Research, Emigration and immigration, East Asia, Migrant labor, Migrant agricultural laborers

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Business adoption of information and communications technologies in the two-tier rural economy: some evidence from the South Midlands

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Issues discussed concern the effects of information and communication technologies on rural economies, focusing on the adoption of technology by individual firms. Topics addressed include the relationship between customers, suppliers, and managers, the concept of a two-tier rural industry, and the interaction between global and local economies.

England, Usage, Telecommunications systems, Information technology, Business enterprises, Rural development, Rural industry, Rural industries

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