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Land, inheritance, and economic mobility: an example from Bangladesh

Urban anthropology and studies of cultural systems and world economic development • 18 (3-4) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 329-346

By: Harris, Michael S..

Abstract
In this study, Harris examines partible inheritance and the factors that mitigate against the fragmentation of landholdings, such as sharecropping and buying and leasing land. He argues that sharecropping and leasing are means by which households owning too little land can increase their production and produce a surplus. Harris also compares his data to a 1922 British land survey and discovers some fluidity and mobility in Bangladesh society, which has been overlooked in the literature.
Subjects
Real property
Renting and leasing
Inheritance
Classes
Household
Community structure
culture
Bengali
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnographer
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2000
Field Date
1987
Coverage Date
1922-1987
Coverage Place
Chaulia, Jessore District, Bangladesh
Notes
Michael S. Harris
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-346)
LCCN
98641869
LCSH
Bengalis