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 agricultural change is discussed and the Hong Kong observations are systematized into a comparative Chinese framework.
By:
Göran Aijmer Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: 11 Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9781138368002 ISBN 10: 1138368008 Series:Routledge Library Editions: Business and Economics in Asia Pages: 162 Publication Date:05 November 2018 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
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