1st Edition
Economic Man in Sha Tin Vegetable Gardeners in a Hong Kong Valley
By Göran Aijmer
Copyright 1979
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book, first published in 1980, is a study of how refugee immigrants from China make a living as market gardeners in a valley in Hong Kong. Based on extensive field-work, it examines various aspects of economic life; the discussion concerns the adaptations necessitated on the part of the gardeners by the new socio-economic structures which present themselves. The general problem of... Read more
1. The Sha Tin Valley: Some Introductory Remarks 2. Environmental Prerequisites for Market Gardening 3. Market Gardening 4. Investments, Expenditures and Efforts 5. Credit and Demand 6. Some Other Activities 7. Marketing 8. The Development of Horticulture in Sha Tin 9. Sha Tin in a Chinese Context 10. Epilogue: Economic Man in Sha Tin
Biography
Göran Aijmer
