Economic Spheres in Pre-Colonial Ila Society

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Title:	Economic Spheres in Pre-Colonial Ila Society
Author:	Fielder, Robin J.
Year:	1979
Periodical:	African Social Research
Issue:	28
Period:	December
Pages:	617-641
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Zambia
Subjects:	Ila economic history Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Abstract:	Physical background of Bwila - Pre-colonial production and resources - Units of residence and cooperation - Production and the division of labour - Property rights and ownership - Trade and exchange - Economic spheres and patterns of flow - Flow diagram I: Patterns and alternatives of allocation in the pre-cash Ila economy (becoming launched; expansion by labour; expansion by manipulation and management; possibilities for cumulative growth and investment) - Flow diagram II: Patterns and alternatives of allocation in the contemporary Ila economy (becoming launched; expansion by labour; expansion by manipulation management; possibilities for cumulative growth and investment) - Conclusion on economic spheres. Ref., diagr.