Tribal Peasant Strategy, Market Integration and State Policies in North-East India

In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Band 42, S. 181-192

Abstract

Based on colonial records, ethnographic studies, & fieldwork conducted in 1978-1988, an overview of the economic status & societal relationships of peasant tribal communities in rural northeastern India is presented. The geography of the region, traditional customs of the villagers, & the agrarian system are described, & impacts of state-sponsored development programs, the increasing presence of market forces, & the rapidly increasing tribal population explored. It is concluded that a transition from shifting agriculture, common property, & collectivity to permanent property & the accumulation of personal income & wealth is occurring, & will ultimately cause the disappearance of the traditional tribal community. 3 Photographs, 25 References. Modified AA