Labor Commitment and Social Change in Developing AreasThis work examines the intended and unanticipated consequences of economic advancement in developing areas and the commitment of industrial labor. Both the short-term acceptance of the attitudes and beliefs appropriate to a modernized economy are discussed. |
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Adaptation to urban life . The initial shock of urban life frequently results in a problem of labor supply , which can be called rejection . The worker is thrust into a different and quite alien cultural milieu .
Adaptation to urban life . The initial shock of urban life frequently results in a problem of labor supply , which can be called rejection . The worker is thrust into a different and quite alien cultural milieu .
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The Chi - square test was applied to other variables , such as length of urban residence and factory employment , education , agricultural experience , level of skill , and age , but the results were generally not significant .
The Chi - square test was applied to other variables , such as length of urban residence and factory employment , education , agricultural experience , level of skill , and age , but the results were generally not significant .
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In urban families earning less than $ 500 annually , each member consumed 40 percent more milk , about 50 percent more fat , 12 percent more rice , and slightly more codfish ( the main protein source ) than did the rural families in the ...
In urban families earning less than $ 500 annually , each member consumed 40 percent more milk , about 50 percent more fat , 12 percent more rice , and slightly more codfish ( the main protein source ) than did the rural families in the ...
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| Title | Labor Commitment and Social Change in Developing Areas |
| Editors | Wilbert Ellis Moore, Arnold S. Feldman |
| Contributor | Social Science Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Economic Growth |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0313235724, 9780313235726 |
| Length | 396 pages |
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