Off-farm employment in Indonesian transmigration: case studies from south Sumatra
Abstract:
The authors assess the impact of off-farm employment in the context of Indonesia's transmigration program. "The central objective...is to explore and generalize transmigrant households' employment behavior with respect to off-farm activities.... The specific intent...is to focus upon the individuals participating in off-farm employment: the conditions which lead to the development of their employment behavior as well as the nature of the employment itself." (SUMMARY IN IND)
Keywords:
Agricultural WorkersAsiaBehaviorDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEconomic FactorsEmployment StatusHuman ResourcesIndonesiaLabor ForceMigrationMigration, InternalPopulationPopulation DynamicsSettlement And ResettlementSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSoutheastern Asia

