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Agrarian Structure and the State in Java and Bangladesh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2011

Gillian Hart
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On the face of it, rural Java and Bangladesh appear remarkably similar. The similarities are particularly pronounced in lowland Java and southeastern Bangladesh where there are virtually identical population densities and nearly universal modern rice technology. Extraordinary population pressure on the land is accompanied by minute farm size and, despite lower land concentration than in many other parts of the world, both Java and Bangladesh display substantial disparities in control over land and high levels of landlessness or near-landlessness.

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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , May 1988 , pp. 249 - 267
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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1988

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