The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 55)

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The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 55)

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productivity.’ His calculations show an increase of productivity in both
economies and an annual growth rate of 6.5 percent and 13.2 percent for the Arab
and Jewish economies for the period 1922-1947, respectively.
The structure of employment and output are then calculated and discussed.
The sector distribution of labor and output points to substantial differences that, in
Meizer’s view, are “consistent with, and serves an integral component of, the
socioeconomic profile, developmentally distinguishing between the two
communities within a generally dualistic context.””
In terms of agriculture, there was growth in both economies, but the rate of
growth in Jewish agriculture was double that of Arab agriculture. As for
agriculture’s share of employment, there was both a relative and absolute decline
for Jewish agriculture. For Arab agriculture, Metzer’s calculations show an
absolute increase and a relative decline in its share of employment. The latter,
according to Metzer, reflected “primarily the secular (albeit mild) exit from
farming, as discussed earlier.”’’ His earlier discussion in explaining this exit
revolved around the “pull” effects of higher urban wages, “capital market
dualism,” and population pressure. I already discussed the issue of preference of
peasants for exiting from agriculture earlier and will expand on it in the chapter on
differentiation.
*Ibid., 138-9.
*Ibid., 141.
™bid., 143.
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