Cassowaries or Cash? A Case Study of Some Constraints on Rural Development in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.

Powell, J. P.

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Publication Date: 1975

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Cassowaries or Cash? A Case Study of Some Constraints on Rural Development in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea

Powell, J. P.

Community Development Journal, 10, 3, 189-97, Oct 75

The author encountered many obstacles to Papua New Guinea's transformation from a subsistence to a cash economy during two months' field work: the people's conservatism, lack of confidence, indifference to cash, and deep commitment to tradition. These, and "subsistence affluence," warn against hastily exposing the people to inflation's hardships. (Author/AJ)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Dropouts, Economic Change, Educational Policy, Educational Problems, Rural Development, Social Values, Work Attitudes

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