Communalism, wealth, and income in Afro-Asia

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE ROLE OF COMMUNALISM IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME WITHIN LDCS. IT FOCUSES ON FOUR INTERRELATED AREAS OF DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS: (1) THE NATURE OF THE INTERACTION OF COMMUNALISM AND ECONOMIC THEORY; (2) THE TYPES, AVAILABILITY, AND RELIABILITY OF LITERATURE AND DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH AND INCOME AMONG COMMUNAL ENTITIES; (3) TYPES OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES THAT MAY PRODUCE, MAINTAIN, OR DIMINISH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AMONG COMMUNAL GROUPS; AND (4) THE INFLUENCE OF COMMUNAL FACTORS ON THE ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF STATE EFFORTS. CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE THEORETICAL LITERATURE ON EDUCATION, COMMUNALISM, AND WEALTH; PROPERTY CONFISCATION, RESIDENCE, QUOTAS, AND LANGUAGES; TAXATION, PRICING, SUBSIDIES, AND LICENSING; AND REGIONAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. SEVEN APPENDICES PRESENT STATISTICAL DATA ON COMMUNAL FACTORS IN MALAYSIA. GHANA, FIJI, CYPRUS, UGANDA AND INDIA, KENYA, AND THAILAND.