Take Out Hunger

Development schemes are common throughout the third world. Many fail, but the reasons for failure or success are only too often not adequately studied.

Dr Wallman is Associate Professor of Anthropology in the University of Toronto.

INTRODUCTION I Problem, I; Basutoland, 4 POLITICAL STRUCTURE 9 Prologue, 9; Colonial Administration, II; Chieftainship, 15; Representative Government, 26; the Political Structure seen from the Village, 32 VILLAGE ECONOMY 39 Setting and People, 39; Time, Tasks and Production, 46; Consumption, Money and Possessions, 61 TAUNG RECLAMATION SCHEME 1956-61 76 Soil Conservation, 76; Taung, 79; BaTaung, 80; Initiative for the Scheme, 81; Plans and Assumptions, 81; Action and Reaction, 83 Factors of Failure: A. Machinery of the Scheme, 83; Politics, 94; C. Specific Objections of the People, 103 'FARMECH' MECHANIZATION SCHEME (from 1961) 115 Background to mechanized farming in Basutoland, 115; Mafeteng, 117; Basuto ba Mafeteng, 117; Initiative for the Scheme, 118; Plans and Assumptions, 119; Action and :action, 121 Factors of Failure: A. Machinery of the Scheme, 123; B. Politics, 13 I; C. Specific Objections of the People, 135 Beginnings of Success: A. Administration, 141; Management, 143; C. Prognosis, 151 IMPLICATIONS 153 APPENDIX: ADMINISTRATION OF COLONIAL FUNDS 165 L1ST OF WORKS CITED 171 INDEX 173