Grass-roots self-reliance initiatives in Malaysia: a case study of kampung batu's struggle for land

Ghee Lt. and Leng Tp.

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Abstract: Working paper describing a fishery worker peasant movement to obtain land settlement through self help in the Malaysian village of Kampung Batu - outlines village physical and ethnic group characteristics (Chinese and Malaysians), discusses race relations, economic disparity and the transition to farming, and considers organization and response to squatter agriculture as well as the failure of grass roots leadership and other problems of the struggle. References.

Keywords: fishery worker.; peasant movement; land settlement; self help.; village; ethnic group; Chinese; Malaysian; race relations; economic disparity; farming; squatter; failure.; leadership; travailleur de la pêche; mouvement paysan; établissement rural; autoassistance; village; trabajador de la pesca; movimiento campesino; colonización rural; autoayuda; pueblo; groupe ethnique; Chinois; Malaysien; relations raciales; disparité économique; agroexploitation; squatter; échec; commandement; grupo étnico; chino; malasio; relaciones raciales; desigualdad económica; cultivo de la tierra; colono usurpador; fracaso; liderazgo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 58 P. pages
Date: 1982
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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