Book
Rural Hausa: a village and setting
University Press • Cambridge, England • Published In 1972 • Pages:
By: Hill, Polly.
Abstract
Using the theme of 'economic inequality' Hill analyzes '…the socio-economic affairs of a single village in Nigerian Hausaland.' (p. xi) The theme takes the form of an analytic framework in which Hill divides the population into economic groups, numbered 1-4, from rich to poor respectively. The economic groups have been indexed for 556. All of the data are analyzed in terms of this framework. The book is divided into two parts. The first part consists of 14 chapters which explore the theme of economic inequality in terms of the GANDU type of household organization, the extent of land holdings per farming unit, the means of acquisition and relinquishment of land, production, ownership of such things as granaries and domestic animals, the incidence and reasons for migration, and the prevalence of wage employment, whether for farming or craftwork.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Economist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; Martin Malone ; 1974-1975
- Field Date
- 1967
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Village of Batagarawa in the vicinity of Katsina near the border of Nigeria
- Notes
- Polly Hill
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-349) and index
- 556 - references to the analytic framework devised by the author which divides the population into economic groups 1-4, from rich to poor, respectively
- LCCN
- 75161287
- LCSH
- Hausa (African people)