essay

Government enterprise and village politics

anthropology of taiwanese society • Stanford, Calif. • Published In 1981 • Pages: 38-49, 450

By: Chen, Chung-min.

Abstract

This essay discusses the role and functions of political brokers in an area where villagers depend for their livlihoods upon contractual arrangements with the government-owned Taiwan Sugar Company. Commissioners who act as the Company's agents in daily dealings with the peasants find that this role enables them to gain political influence as well, thereby displacing traditional village or lineage leaders in authority.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

Asia

Sub Region

East Asia

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

M. A. Marcus; Marlene Martin

Field Date

1969-1971

Coverage Date

not specified

Coverage Place

Upper 'Camp' village [probably the same as Ying-ting, source 12, this file], Tainan hsien, Taiwan

Notes

Chung-min Chen

Includes bibliography

LCSH

Taiwanese