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.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Research methods
- Internal migration
- Food quest
- Animal husbandry
- Cereal agriculture
- Production and supply
- Occupational specialization
- Ethnic stratification
- Household
- Community structure
- External relations
- Ethnosociology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Central Thai
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Economist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sigrid Khera ; Dubravka Schmalzbauer ; 1970-1973
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1948, 1952-1953
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1948-1953
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- village of Bang Chan, Thailand
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Kamol Odd Janlekha
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Cornell University, 1955
- UM: 56-740
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 416)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Thais