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The last 10 yrs in East Africa have seen a remarkable increase in the quantity & quality of anthrop'al, econ & sociol'al res: (1) general studies: 'Social Class and Education in East Africa' by J. E. Goldthorpe provides a general introduction & points out that among Africans, the criteria of soc stratification differ in diff (indigenous) societies as compared to the rigid framework of soc class among Europeans. Racial lines are at least as important as those of social class. (2) Uganda: JINJA TRANSFORMED: A SOCIAL SURVEY OF A MULTIRACIAL TOWNSHIP by C. & R. Soper, provides data useful to the gov in forming policy & in academic res & experimentation. In 1951 Jinja contained about 14,900 Africans, 5,100 Asians & 300 Europeans who tended to live in separate areas, & there is a division of labor related to race. Diff's in educ'al attainment r'ed with diff's in occup in each racial category; thus there are differentual econ rewards, resentment & charges of discrimination. R. Mukherjee's THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA: A STUDY IN ACCULTURATION, is written from a Marxist & strongly anti-colonial bias. (3) Kenya: Mary Parker maintains that in Kenya there is a considerable overlapping of econ levels among the diff races. Europeans are characteristically racially exclusive & present a united front. The Indian community is torn with internal dissension & tends to concentrate on religious issues. There has been a tendency toward solidarity among Africans, & clashes between Indians & Africans usually take the form of conflicts between employers & employees. (4) Tanganyika: the interracial situation has been discussed by A. K. Datta in TANGANYIKA: A GOVERNMENT IN A PLURAL SOCIETY, where it is stated that the upper income group is predominantly European with Asians holding a moderate second place & Africans being excluded. Other relevent studies include: BANTU BUREAUCRACY by Lloyd A. Fallers, BWAMBA ECONOMY by E. H. Winter, TOWNSMEN IN THE MAKING by A. W. Southall & P. C. W. Gutkind, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRIBAL CHANGE ed by A. I. Richards. B. J. Keeley.