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Peer reviewedAbbott, Susan – Community Development Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Dropouts, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedPowell, J. P. – Community Development Journal, 1975
The author encountered many obstacles to Papua New Guinea's transformation from a subsistence to a cash economy during two months' field work: the people's conservatism, lack of confidence, indifference to cash, and deep commitment to tradition. These, and "subsistence affluence," warn against hastily exposing the people to inflation's…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations
