Tradition Denied: Economic Development and Change among the Gibo Oromo Peasants of lllubabor
| dc.contributor.advisor | Megerssa, Gemetchu (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lemessa, Zergaw | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-27T10:01:01Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T11:55:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-27T10:01:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T11:55:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1997-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In an attempt to uncover some factor that have been con traint to agriculrural productivity, this paper concentrates on the investigation of the spec ific historical conditions and the contemporary siruation of the Gibo peasants. Most of the srudies hitherto made in different pans of the country try to single out factors such as system of land tenure, low level of technology , government policy , tradition, etc., as bottlenecks to productivity. Such works are characterized by lack of thorough treatment of the issues. I maintain that although productivity can be determined by a number of complex factors, some among several play a primary role in hampering productivity . The other factors in fact can be explained in terms of consequences of the dominant ones. Tradition is often conceived as something opposed to development and change. Hence all possible measures are taken by policy makers to do away with tradition. In contrast this paper argues that while "tradition" and "modernity" are not in conflict with one another, the deteriorating living conditions of the Gibo peasants can be attributed to external factors. In spite of the serious challenges that narure exerts on them (drought, diseases, pests , rodents , wild animals, etc.), that can be beyond the control of peasants, most of the time the people's problems are deeply rooted in human relations and actions. Environmental degradation, fragmentation of land, and other constraints are the results of such relations and actions. Thus low agricultural productivity prevalent in the community understudy could largely be attributed to ineffective government policies and their consequences rather than to tradition. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/32409 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | AAU | en_US |
| dc.subject | some factor that have been con traint to agriculrural productivity | en_US |
| dc.title | Tradition Denied: Economic Development and Change among the Gibo Oromo Peasants of lllubabor | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |