The Jajmani System
A Nepalese Example
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3029261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter H Prindle (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 288-301 |
| Publication date | 1977-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/jar.33.3.3630010 |
| OpenAlex | W2324783072 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Although considerable research has been devoted to the customary system of labor relations found in South Asia, very little has been written about precisely how the annual jajmani payments are determined. This essay, based on data from East Nepal, indicates that customary labor payments, although often based on averages and prorated over a person's lifetime, are still proportional to the services provided. It is suggested that the system of relatively fixed rates of exchange not only provides economic security for the lower castes, but also serves to reinforce the traditional, hierarchial social order by clearly distinguishing one caste from another
Caste · Economics · Market economy · Order (exchange) · Payment · Political science · Social security · Finance · Law · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |