Book
A study of the economy of a rice growing village in central Thailand
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1956 • Pages:
By: Janlekha, Kamol Odd.
Abstract
This is a case study of the economic development of a rice-growing village (Bangchan) near Bangkok. Due to various socio-economic problems, a vicious circle has been created in which expenses exceed the incomes, which in turn affect the rice production. This condition is particularly detrimental for the small farmers. The study covers primarily the period between 1948-1953, for which the bulk of the data is presented. The time before 1948 is discussed in general terms, since exact data on a documentary basis are hardly in existence. The study also gives an excellent introduction in the history of Southeast Asia in its confrontation with the Western economic system through direct and indirect colonization. Janlekha, himself a Thai, had been in the Thai government service from 1940 to 1948 (1941-1945 in the head Section of Rice Extension), and from 1950 to 1955 studied economics and anthropology at Cornell University.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Economist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sigrid Khera ; Dubravka Schmalzbauer ; 1970-1973
- Field Date
- 1948, 1952-1953
- Coverage Date
- 1948-1953
- Coverage Place
- village of Bang Chan, Thailand
- Notes
- by Kamol Odd Janlekha
- UM: 56-740
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 416)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Cornell University, 1955
- LCSH
- Thais