Commuting distances to local non‐farm workplaces and out‐migration

The case of Northeast Thailand

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12581925
AutoresYuko Shirai (System Approaches in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture Khon Kaen University Khon Kaen Thailand, autor de correspondencia), Stephen J Leisz (0000-0002-0726-8996, Department of Anthropology Colorado State University, College of Liberal Arts Fort Collins CO USA, autor de correspondencia), Jefferson Fox (0000-0002-0508-654X, The East‐West Center Honolulu HI USA, autor de correspondencia), A Terry Rambo (0000-0003-3659-7243, System Approaches in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture Khon Kaen University Khon Kaen Thailand, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen60
Número3
Páginas280-295
Fecha de publicación2019-10-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAsia Pacific Viewpoint (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1360-7456 • E-ISSN: 1467-8373
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/apv.12223
OpenAlexW2979463133
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas24

The relationship between commuting distances and where people work has been studied for urban contexts in both developed countries and developing countries. However, few studies have examined the situation in rural areas, and none look at commuting distances to non‐farm workplaces in rural areas of developing countries. This paper investigates how commuting distance, and thus accessibility, to local non‐farm work influences non‐farm employment and out‐migration from rural villages in Northeast Thailand. The main issues examined are: (i) the distance that rural residents travel to work in local non‐farm jobs; and (ii) the influence that local non‐farm employment has on the number of outmigrants from rural villages. The study finds: (i) distance between villages and non‐farm work sites impact the number of villagers who are employed in regular wage work; (ii) beyond 20 km villagers are less likely to travel to non‐farm employment using their own means of transportation; and (iii) employment in regular wage work decreases outmigration. The findings from this study contribute to the debates over the drivers of rural out‐migration, rural livelihood changes, and agrarian changes that are taking place in Southeast Asia

Agrarian society · Agriculture · Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Labour economics · Livelihood · Political science · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Wage · Work (physics · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics · Urban Transport and Accessibility