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The Agrarian Origins of Commerce and Industry: A Study of Peasant Marketing in Indonesia

By Yujiro Hayami , Toshihiko Kawagoe (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1993
ISBN
978-1-349-22516-3, 978-1-349-22514-9
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-22514-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (18150737 bytes)
Series
Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia
Edition
1
Pages
XV, 202\216
Time added
2017-06-25 01:07:36
Regional/Spatial Science;Development Economics;Mar

Description

This study challenges the traditional image of peasants in developing economies as always passive to market forces. In this study of marketing upland crops in Indonesia the authors demonstrate active peasant participation and entrepreneurship in commercial and industrial activities. The peasant marketing system not only works as an effective bridge between farm producers and consumers but also produces significant employment and income in the rural sector. The Indonesian case suggests a genuine possibility of rural-based economic development in the third world.

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