03317ntc a22002177i 4500001000700000008004100007040002600048100001800074245014200092300002500234336002100259337002300280338003200303500002200335506002800357520226600385533007702651535002902728540007902757856026302836291774231120s1969    xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aAllen, Bryant10aThe development of commercial agriculture on Mangaia: Social and economic change in a Polynesian community, MA Thesis, Massey University.  a142 page digital PDF  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 1367-01  aAvailable for reference2 aDr. Bryant Allen submitted this thesis as partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Arts in Geography at Massey University in 1969. In 1976 he completed a PhD at the Australian National University titled Information flow and innovation diffusion in the East Sepik district, Papua New Guinea. Dr. Allen carried out research in the Cook Islands in the 1960s and in Papua New Guinea from the 1970s to the present. His main interests are in the sustainability of agricultural systems and rural development. He has studied a number of PNG agricultural systems and has defined, mapped and described all PNG agricultural systems with Mike Bourke and Robin Hide. He has used the agricultural systems databases, to identify poor and disadvantaged areas in PNG, and has worked on food security and on the social and economic aspects of road maintenance. He is a co-author of the PNG Rural Development Handbook. He now works as a consultant for AusAID, FAO and the World Bank. Foreward Preface Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Plates Glossary of Terms Introduction, p.1 Chapter I: The Mangaian Environment, p.3 Mangaia, p.3 Mangaian ecological conceptions, p.4 Soils, p.8 Climate, p.12 Mangaian crops, p.14 Ecological zones and land use, p.19 Chapter II: The Mangaian Society, p.28 Major population trends, 1821-1966, p.28 District populations, p.36 Social organisation, p.44 Land tenure, p.48 The village, p.53 Changing social status, p.57 Chapter III: Traditional Agriculture and the Cultivation of Food Crops, p.79 Present patterns of cultivation, p.65 Animals, p.76 Chapter IV: The Development of Commercial Agriculture Initial moves towards surplus agricultural production, p.79 The introduction of cash crops, p.82 Increased contacts with the advanced economy, p.85 Post 1945 advances in commercial agriculture, p.92 Technological aid and a new market, p.92 Conclusions, p.96 Chapter V: The Extent of Commercialisation in 1967, p.101 Pineapple production, p.101 Sources of income, p.106 Technology, p.118 Patterns of labour, p.129 The use of credit, p.138 The occupational status of agriculture, p.143 Commercialisation and the perception of problems, p.154 Entrepreneurial activity, p.154 Conclusion, p.161 Conclusion, p.164 Appendices  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2023  bCanberra, ACTcAustralia  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/the-development-of-commercial-agriculture-on-mangaia-social-and-economic-change-in-a-polynesian-community-ma-thesis-massey-universityzView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.