book chapter

The economic organization of the Marshall Islanders

U.S. Commercial Company, Economic SurveyHonolulu • Published In 1947 • Pages:

By: Mason, Leonard.

Abstract
This source, written by a professional ethnologist, deals with the economic situation of the Marshall Islanders, both historically and in the present day. Heavy emphasis is placed on the modern economic activities. A rounded description is given of the islands and cultural background, followed by detailed discussions of property rights, labor, foreign trade, and the processing and manufacture of items for foreign trade. Descriptions are included of modern native industries and the products involved. Pp. 111-145, and an appendix have been omitted from the files, since the former deals with recommendations for action and the latter deals with a native land transfer legal document.
Subjects
Community structure
Labor supply and employment
Fishing
Extended families
Kindreds and ramages
Adoption
Kinship terminology
Community heads
Settlement patterns
Behavior toward non-relatives
Visiting and hospitality
Real property
Tillage
Taxation and public income
Individual enterprise
Cooperative organization
Classes
Alcoholic beverages
Food preparation
External trade
Acculturation and culture contact
culture
Marshallese
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
James R. Leary ; 1961
Field Date
1946
Coverage Date
1900-1914
Coverage Place
Marshall Islands
Notes
Leonard E. Mason
Unpublished manuscript submitted as a report
Omitted from the File: pages 111-145
LCSH
Marshallese