Emigration And Economic Development: The Case Of The Yemen Arab Republic / Edition 1

by Jon C. Swanson

Overview

This book presents an analysis of Yemen's progress towards economic self-sufficiency. The study reveals that minimal investment opportunities and migration-induced labor shortages has driven wages up so much that labor-intensive agriculture is no longer viable and it is cheaper to import grain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367171582
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/19/2020
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jon C. Swanson, formerly assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan—Flint, is now working in the Yemen Arab Republic as a Cornell research associate.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Survey of Literature 2. Geography, Climate, and Recent History 3. Subsistence Agriculture, Nutrition, and Cash Cropping 4. History and Pattern of Yemeni Emigration 5. The Economic Consequences of Emigration 6. Summary, Conclusions, and Speculations