Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
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Print ISSN : 0563-8682
ISSN-L : 0563-8682
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Volume 36, Issue 1
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  • Cassava in Indonesia:
    A Historical Re-Appraisal of an Enigmatic Food Crop
    Pierre van der Eng
    1998 Volume 36 Issue 1 Pages 3-31
    Published: June 30, 1998
    Released on J-STAGE: January 31, 2018
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20495/tak.36.1_3
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  • Water Management and Agricultural Change:
    A Case Study in the Upper Chao Phraya Delta
    François Molle, Jesda Keawkulaya
    1998 Volume 36 Issue 1 Pages 32-58
    Published: June 30, 1998
    Released on J-STAGE: January 31, 2018
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20495/tak.36.1_32
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  • On the Possibility of Cost Reduction in the Thai Sugarcane Farming
    Seiichi Fukui, Kittipong Sumipan
    1998 Volume 36 Issue 1 Pages 59-77
    Published: June 30, 1998
    Released on J-STAGE: January 31, 2018
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20495/tak.36.1_59
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    There is a strong fear that the competitiveness of the Thai sugar industry in the world market may decline, due to the rise of labor wages and land prices.
     The objective of this paper is to investigate the possibility of cost reduction in Thai sugarcane agriculture. For this purpose, we examine the following subjects; 1) the extent to which the production cost of sugarcane can be reduced by relocating production, 2) whether production cost can be reduced by expanding farm size, 3) whether productivity can be raised by improving biochemical technology, developing irrigation systems and mechanizing the harvesting operation.
     We first show the current situation of sugarcane farming and the sugar industry in Thailand, on the basis of our field survey. We then estimate the production function of sugarcane to test the existence of scale economy in sugarcane production and to calculate the numerical effects of biochemical technological progress on productivity improvement. Finally, we compare the harvesting cost of machine-using technology with that of laborusing technology to investigate the possibility of cost reduction by mechanization.
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  • Bangkok as a Magnet for Rural Labour:
    Changing Conditions, 1900-1970
    Porphant Ouyyanont
    1998 Volume 36 Issue 1 Pages 78-108
    Published: June 30, 1998
    Released on J-STAGE: January 31, 2018
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20495/tak.36.1_78
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    This paper deals with wage formation and the transition of Thailand from an “expensive” to a “cheap” labour country which occurred around the 1950s. Significant factors explaining the change include population growth, the rice premium, labour productivity and changing rural conditions. Crucial, though, was the growth of Bangkok and the decline of Chinese immigration which took place after 1950.
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