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The survival of communities: a theoretical perspective
Current anthropology • 20 • Published In 1979 • Pages: 361-375
By: Prattis, Iain, Ake, Claude, Greenfield, Sidney M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, which is a study in underdevelopment theory (Marxist), Prattis describes the economic situation in the western Isles, and then examines in detail the impact of the Highlands and Islands Development Board (HIDB) -- its primary mandate and recent history, and particularly '…its effectiveness in creating the capital and technological base requisite to retention of sufficient population for community viability' (p. 361-A). In the course of discussion Prattis suggests a number of proposals for change and evaluates their potential adaptability in terms of the present political economy of the region. The work concludes with critical commentaries by other authors on this article, followed by a rebuttal by Prattis.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Economic planning and development
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Production and supply
- Labor supply and employment
- Transportation
- Research and development
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Scots
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- British Isles
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- No date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- not specified
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Iain Prattis [with comments by Claude Ake, Sidney M. Greenfield, … [et al.]
- Bibliography: p. 374-B
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- a 63000576
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Highlands (Scotland)