Development and Inequity
The Case of Tubuai, a Welfare Economy in Rural French Polynesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2499151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victoria Joralemon (Southern Methodist University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 283-295 |
| Publication date | 1986-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.45.4.x7k71524335k5567 |
| OpenAlex | W1967298370 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 10 |
Social scientists note that development encourages the growth of wealth differences and structured social inequality in peasant communities. Recognizing this, some have advocated welfare and equity-oriented development strategies. It is proposed that development on Tubuai, an island society dominated by a welfare economy, approximates such strategies and that this case can be examined to assess their value. The structure of household socioeconomic differentiation which has emerged in response to new economic opportunities is described. The paper then examines the impact of a new potato cash-cropping project, documenting the structure of differential participation and isolating household level factors which are strongly associated with variable levels of development participation. It is argued that although development strategies are welfare and equity-oriented, development does not have a broad base of participation among Tubuai families and that a small segment of the population is expanding cultivation and rapidly concentrating capital. This case suggests that such strategies are not an effective means of encouraging equitable growth in the context of a regional capitalist economy. The implications of development trends for the future structure of Tubuai society are projected
Context (archaeology) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law) · Geography · Inequality · Market economy · Peasant · Political science · Population · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Rural development and sustainability
The Economic History of the French Territories
Development and Return Migration to Rural French Polynesia
Development and Return Migration to Rural French Polynesia
Resource development and inequality in indigenous societies
Capitalist Development and the Socioeconomic Position of Tahitian Peasant Women
Development, French Neocolonialism, and the Structure of the Tubuai Economy
The Political economy of development and underdevelopment
Wage Labour and Cash Cropping
Community Wealth Concentration
Elementary Applied Statistics for students in Behavioral Science
Political Change in Tahiti and Samoa
Collective Land Tenure and Agricultural Development
Dependence in a Micronesian economy
Inequalities in wealth, adoption of technology, and production in a Mexican ejido1
Rent, Differentiation, and the Development of Capitalism among Peasants
Ethnographic Aspects of the World Capitalist System
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 1998 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |