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Title: Sub-Contracting in Rural Areas of Thailand
Authors: Mead, Donald C.
Keywords: food security
food policy
Thailand
subcontracting
JEL Codes: Q18
Issue Date: 1982
Series/Report no.: International Development Working Papers
4
Abstract: This paper describes an arrangement where a producer undertakes certain steps in the production process done by individuals working in their own homes in Thailand. The paper also provides a description of how this system operates in four different industries, presents survey data on people engaged in subcontracting work, evaluates the subcontracting system, and determines the advantages and disadvantages of its operation.
URI: http://purl.umn.edu/54766
Institution/Association: Michigan State University>Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics>Food Security International Development Working Papers
Total Pages: 48
Collections:Food Security International Development Working Papers

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