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Smallholder Modes of Agricultural Production in the South Pacific: Prospects for Development

Smallholder Modes of Agricultural Production in the South Pacific: Prospects for Development

The View From Canberra and Manila? R.Gerard Ward and AndrewProctor (Eds), South Pacific Agriculture Choices and Constraints, South Pacific Agricultural Survey 1979, Asian Development Bank, Manila, in association with Australian National University, Canberra, 1980, 525 pp.

Pacific ViewpointVolume 22, Issue 2 p. 188-194 Book ReviewFree Access The View From Canberra and Manila? R. Gerard Ward and Andrew Proctor (Eds), South Pacific Agriculture Choices and Constraints, South Pacific Agricultural Survey 1979, Asian Development Bank, Manila, in association with Australian National University, Canberra, 1980, 525 pp. R.F. Watters, R.F. Watters Victoria University of WellingtonSearch for more papers by this author R.F. Watters, R.F. Watters Victoria University of WellingtonSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 May 1981 https://doi.org/10.1111/apv.222008AboutSectionsPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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Under the Ivi Tree: Society and Economic Growth in Rural Fiji.

Under the Ivi Tree: Society and Economic Growth in Rural Fiji.

Under the Ivi Tree: Society and Economic Growth in Rural Fiji.

Part 1: Prolegomena1. The Fijian Way of Life: A Romance2. A View of Fiji and the Sigatoka Region3. The Village and Social StructurePart 2: Enterprice Emergent4. The Nadroga Banana Venture5. Bureaucracy Guides Enterprise6. Fijian Corporate Organization7. Sugar: Company Paternalism8. Experiments of the Fijian Farmer9. Market MiddlemenPart 3: Factors of Growth and Stasis10. Conservatism or Change:11. The Preference for Leisure12. The Ambiguity of Communalism13. The Role of Ceremonial14. Belief and the Spirit of Enterprise15. The Supply of Labour16. Manipulation of Land17. Capital and the Supply of Credit18. Fijian Bureaucracy19. Social Services and the Church20. Communication, Verbal and PhysicalPart 4: Conclusion21. Under the Ive TreeAppendices1. The Constitution of the 'Vunamoli Association'2. Copy of Komave Society Accounts3. Work Diary of Aloysius Ravuame Moko4. Sales of Produce to Roadside Middlemen5. Purchases by Roadside Middlemen6. Discrepancies and Adjustments in Land Status and Registration7. Cash and Kind in Agricultural Planting8. Note on Tobacco Production9. The Fijian Establishment