1st Edition

Malay Fishermen

By Raymond Firth Copyright 1946
    390 Pages
    by Routledge

    390 Pages
    by Routledge

    The social, political and economic impact of the decline of the old colonial powers in Africa, India and the Middle East are still key areas of scholarly research and debate. Based on careful social observation and empirical research, the titles in The Sociology of Development set of the International Library of Sociology explore the tension between agriculture and industry in developing economies, and trace the complex political process of independence. Aimed at administratores and academics, thse studies are central to Development Studies.

    Chapter 1 The Fishing Industry in Malaya and Indonesia; Chapter 2 Economics of the Industry in Two Malay States (Kelantan and Trengganu); Chapter 3 Structure of a Sample Fishing Community; Chapter 4 Planning and Organization of Fishing Activities; Chapter 5 Ownership of Equipment and Management of Capital; Chapter 6 The Credit System in Financing Production; Chapter 7 Marketing Organization; Chapter 8 The System of Distributing Earnings; Chapter 9 Output and Levels of Income; Chapter 10 Fishermen In The General Peasant Economy; Chapter 11 Fisheries Development And The Malay Peasant;

    Biography

    Raymond Firth