Off-farm employment of farm households in Korea: issues and policy implications
Suh JinKyo
Journal of Rural Development Seoul 24(2): 189-202
2001
Document Number: 348754
This study identifies the reasons why recent trends in off-farm employment and non-farm income of farm households in Korea show a sluggish growth. It is emphasized that in upper developing countries like Korea, policymakers wishing to promote growth in the rural non-farm economy must look at the long-term trend in the rural or farm labour force. The selection of unbalanced growth strategies is apt to cause a shortage of labour in rural areas in the long run.