Structural Transformation and Rural Development in Sarawak, Malaysia, 1963-2006.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Structural Transformation and Rural Development in Sarawak, Malaysia, 1963-2006. |
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Author :
Richard E. Schatz |
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Abstract:
The paper attempts to document the transformation of Sarawak as it moved over four decades from being an overwhelmingly rural, agricultural, low-income, poorly connected set of distinct ethnic communities to becominga modern, largely urban, service and manufacturing-oriented middle-income economy. The dramatic shift of Sarawak’s workers out of the villages and longhouses and associated agricultural occupations into the towns and cities of Sarawak and Malaysia is related to the rapid spread of secondary education and improved infrastructure in the towns and coastal areas. In the process, agriculture in the state changed dramatically. Virtually all smallholder agricultural sub-sectors stagnatedor declined over the period, with the rural sector now dominated by oil palm plantations and forest resource extraction. Sarawak’s structural transformation has led to a large influx of Indonesian agricultural workers, and the predominance of oil palm and timber extraction has created significant environmental challenges.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Richard E. Schatz. (2007). Structural Transformation and Rural Development in Sarawak, Malaysia, 1963-2006. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LXIII (84): 1-39 |
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