Pobreza rural y políticas neoliberales: un caso por resolver en Montería- Córdoba (Colombia)*

This article analyzes the opportunities and achievements of agricultural workers in a rural area of Monteria and its implications in the structure, size and composition of the household, in the context of macroeconomic public policy. It’s a descriptive cross-sectional study, in which 100 workers selected by simple random sampling participated. Survey, focus groups and participant observation were the techniques to collect the information. Confidence intervals of 95% were assumed, a maximum error of 0.07 and a probability of success of 0.2. The results refer to the age range of the population of working age which was between 18 to 87 years of age, from which 87% are male and 13% female. Absolute illiteracy stood at 20% and 29% households are formed by 7-12 people. 90% of the population lack permanent employment and 97% earn less than the minimum wage. The ineffectiveness of public policies and the model based on open international trade, limit the choices of people to

• Autores: Ortega Montes, Jorge Eliécer; Puello Alcocer, Elsy Cecilia; Valencia Jiménez, Nydia Nina
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad de Córdoba
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional Unicórdoba
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co:ucordoba/266
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co/handle/ucordoba/266
• Palabra clave: Work conditions, rural poverty, agricultural workers.
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Copyright Universidad de Córdoba, 2016