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Rice harvesting and social change in Java: an unfinished debate

Asia Pacific journal of anthropology1 (1) • Published In 2000 • Pages: 79-102

By: White, Benjamin.

Abstract
This paper discusses changes in the organization of agrarian labor in 'Kali Loro', a village in south central Java, Indonesia. The focus is on the ways in which rice harvesting labor has been recruited and remunerated from the early 1970s to late 1990s as the Indonesian government disseminated green revolution technologies and new farm tools including sickles (replacing the previously used finger-knife) and paddy-tractors. It argues that there is much continuity in rice harvesting relationships, despite noticeable changes in government policy and agrarian technologies.
Subjects
Cereal agriculture
Labor supply and employment
Labor relations
Wages and salaries
Tillage
Community structure
Inter-community relations
Buying and selling
Real property
Renting and leasing
Social relationships and groups
Classes
History
Sociocultural trends
culture
Javanese
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
Field Date
1972-1973, 1999
Coverage Date
1970-1999
Coverage Place
Java, Indonesia
Notes
Ben White
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-102)
LCCN
00223025
LCSH
Javanese (Indonesian people)