Inter-relationship of subsistence economy and population problem : a study of the Akha case in Thailand

Date

1982

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SEAPRAP, Singapore, SG

Abstract

Presents some cultural overtones in the economic system and demographic management of the Akha population, the poorest hill tribes occupying the Northern highland of Thailand. Suggests some solutions for the improvement of their standard of living.

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Keywords

RURAL POPULATION, ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR, POPULATION GROWTH, BASIC NEEDS, MOUNTAINS, VILLAGES, THAILAND, STANDARD OF LIVING, FAMILY, SOCIETY, RURAL URBAN MIGRATION, AGE SEX DISTRIBUTION, TRADITIONAL CULTURE, ECONOMIC ASPECTS

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