Ho - Farmers Of Central Malaya.

Canberra, 1967. Wraps., (x), 108pp., frontisp.-air-photo of a portion of the survey-area, sketch-map, many tables & graphs in text, conclusions, references. [RsPac.s., dept. of geography, Publ. G/4 (1967]. Case study of rural poverty in an underdeveloped part of the Humid Tropics (District Temerloh, Malaya). It uses data from government sources & from extensive field work undertaken in 1965 to describe the rice & rubber economy of Malay farmers in central Malaya. It showes how natural resources have been utilized, & how historical & cultural traditions have affected production & economic prospects. (cf. lower wrap.). (name on upper wrap.)