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Gary Fields research on work in developing countries

Selling Tomatoes, One at a Time

In India, women sit on the side of the road, selling tomatoes and other items one at a time, Professor Gary Fields explains in this video. https://wol.iza.org/videos/gary-fields-self-employed-poor-people-in-developing-countries

It’s an example of the employment people create for themselves in developing countries because there is no alternative, Fields told the IZA Institute of Global Economics, a global network of labor market scholars.

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