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Production and employment relations in agriculture in the Northeast

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  • Ricardo Carneiro

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In the Northeastern region of Brazil, the labor force has been historically underutilized.Recent studies have shown that not only this underutilization is growing, but alsothe quality of work is not improving as well. This work has two objectives. On the one hand,it discusses how there is a close relationship between the production relations and the utilizationof the labor force, while on the other hand it debates the impacts of changes in theseproduction relations. JEL Classification: J23; J43; O13.

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  • Ricardo Carneiro, 1982. "Production and employment relations in agriculture in the Northeast," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 2(1), pages 114-129.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:2:y:1982:i:1:p:114-129:id:1951
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    Keywords

    Brazilian Northeast; proletarianization; sugarcane zone; large estates; agricultural frontier; labor force; labor demand; migration;
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    JEL classification:

    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J43 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Agricultural Labor Markets
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products

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