Format:
1 online resource (xii, 268 pages)
,
illustrations, charts
ISBN:
9781845933371
Series Statement:
CABI Books
Content:
This book focuses on labour used in agriculture in the USA, Canada and Australia. Changes in the hired farm workforce, area studies and community impacts and responses, and the need for community services, are discussed. It is divided into 3 sections. Section 1 provides an overview of changes in agricultural employment in developed countries, trends in the farm workforce, and the effects of technology on labour use in production agriculture. Section 2 presents a series of studies from different disciplinary perspectives that focus on the issues faced by farm labourers, their employers and local communities. Section 3 examines the health and safety of the farm worker population. The book concludes with a comparison of 2 of the major data sources used. It consists of 18 chapters and is indexed.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Title from PDF title page (viewed August 16, 2013)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0851996035
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 0851996035
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The dynamics of hired farm labour Wallingford [u.a.] : CABI Publ., 2002 ISBN 0851996035
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
Keywords:
USA
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Einwanderer
;
Landarbeiter
;
Kanada
;
Einwanderer
;
Landarbeiter
;
Australien
;
Einwanderer
;
Landarbeiter
;
USA
;
Landwirtschaft
;
Saisonarbeiter
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1079/9780851996035.0000
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