Kinship, honour and money in rural Pakistan : subsistence economy and the effects of international migration
著者
書誌事項
Kinship, honour and money in rural Pakistan : subsistence economy and the effects of international migration
（Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series, no. 78）
Curzon, 1999
大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全20件
-
該当する所蔵館はありません
- すべての絞り込み条件を解除する
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-293) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
International migration is favoured by the governments of many poorer countries despite often well-publicized abuses affecting individual migrant workers. Not only is local unemployment reduced but also it is expected that the migrants will learn new skills, with many even becoming entrepreneurs on their return home. Meantime they are seen as a source of foreign remittances, providing needed capital for economic development. Such is the attitude in Pakistan from where thousands of migrant workers leave every year for the Gulf states especially.
An anthropological study approaching this issue from a local (village) level, this book focuses on two areas of the Punjab. Describing the historical passage of rural life from pre-colonial times to the present, it shows how the rural economy of the Punjab was not transformed by the green revolution - on the contrary, it is still a subsistence economy. The resulting poverty combined with Pakistan's labour-market policies forces many Punjabi men to seek work abroad, in turn bringing changes to the economic role of the women left behind. Remittances from abroad have brought further changes on the economic and social life of the villages but not, as expected, to bring economic development let alone capital or entrepreneurialism to the area.
目次
- Introduction
- 1: Pakistan and International Labour Migration
- 2: Chahiwala and Baranpur
- 3: Traditional Sources of Income in the Villages
- 4: The Landowners
- 5: The Landless Villagers
- 6: International Labour Migration
- 7: International Migration and Women's Role in the Village
- Conclusions
「Nielsen BookData」 より