換金作物を栽培するマヤ系先住民の行動原理に関する事例研究

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Many previous studies have explicated the behavior of the people of peasant societies in Southeast Asia by adopting one of the two well known models, either the "moral economy" conceived by James C. Scott or the "political economy" by Samuel L. Popkin. The purpose of this paper is to provide an economical and anthropological discussion on the process of the introduction of coffee cultivation by the indigenous peasants of Guatemala. This paper has chosen the case of the people of San Pedro La Laguna, Sololá province, on the western highland of Guatemala. In chapter 1, as a theoretical position to analyze the case the dispute between "moral economy" and "political economy" is applied to the Guatemalan situation. Also discussed is the "closed corporate peasant community" concept by Eric Wolf, compared to the concept of "penny capitalism" conceived by Sol Tax concerning Panajachel village of Guatemala. In chapter 2, the process of coffee introduction in San Pedro is investigated, and the current situation of this village is presented. In chapter 3, five local habitants give their comments as to what extent their cultivation is based on the reason that "coffee cultivation brings profits". In the final chapter, the opposing views are discussed and interpreted based on their comments.
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