Colonial Misunderstanding of an Efficient Peasant Institution: Land Settlement and MushÄ Tenure in Mandate Palestine, 1921-47
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The accepted wisdom is that the mushÄ in Palestine was an archaic system that blocked any chance of development, since no one had any inducement to improve his land. But this study of the mushÄ, as part of a set of institutions, contradicts that wisdom. The mushÄ in Palestine was an efficient, dynamic economic institution that facilitated investment. There was no need for land reform, which only proved destructive to the economy of the fallÄhÄ«n. It nullified the advantages inherent in the system and, unexpectedly, facilitated the transfer of lands from Arabs to Jews. La vision généralement admise est que le mushÄ en Palestine était un système archaïque qui faisait obstacle à toute perspective de développement, puisque personne n'était incité à améliorer sa terre. Mais notre étude du mushÄ contredit cette vision. Le mushÄ en Palestine était une institution économique efficace et dynamique qui facilitait l'investissement. La réforme foncière qui abolit le mushÄ a été destructrice pour l'économie des fallÄhÄ«n. La réforme a annulé les avantages inhérents au système et, de façon inattendue, a facilité le transfert de terres des Arabes aux Juifs.
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Colonial Misunderstanding of an Efficient Peasant Institution: Land Settlement and MushÄ Tenure in Mandate Palestine, 1921-47
äºJournal of the Economic and Social History of the OrientSearch for other papers by Amos Nadan in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Abstract
The accepted wisdom is that the mushÄ in Palestine was an archaic system that blocked any chance of development, since no one had any inducement to improve his land. But this study of the mushÄ, as part of a set of institutions, contradicts that wisdom. The mushÄ in Palestine was an efficient, dynamic economic institution that facilitated investment. There was no need for land reform, which only proved destructive to the economy of the fallÄhÄ«n. It nullified the advantages inherent in the system and, unexpectedly, facilitated the transfer of lands from Arabs to Jews. La vision généralement admise est que le mushÄ en Palestine était un système archaïque qui faisait obstacle à toute perspective de développement, puisque personne n'était incité à améliorer sa terre. Mais notre étude du mushÄ contredit cette vision. Le mushÄ en Palestine était une institution économique efficace et dynamique qui facilitait l'investissement. La réforme foncière qui abolit le mushÄ a été destructrice pour l'économie des fallÄhÄ«n. La réforme a annulé les avantages inhérents au système et, de façon inattendue, a facilité le transfert de terres des Arabes aux Juifs.
| å ¨é¨æé´ | è¿å»ä¸å¹´ | è¿å»30天 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| æè¦æµè§æ¬¡æ° | 544 | 102 | 12 |
| å ¨ææµè§æ¬¡æ° | 222 | 9 | 0 |
| PDFä¸è½½æ¬¡æ° | 171 | 23 | 0 |
