Realist Methodology and the Articulation of Modes of Production (ص 185)
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- Realist Methodology and the Articulation of Modes of Production (ص 185)
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The majority of the landlords of sharecroppers — three-fifths
- are not residents in the region (see Table 22). Only a
third of sharecroppers' landlords are local residents. The
most common place of residence of these absentee landlords is
Nablus, where over a third reside, and Tubas, where a further
Sixth reside. The remaining absentee landlords live in Tamun,
Jerusalem, Jericho and other assorted towns and villages.
Thus, the great majority of shareowning landlords are
absentees who live, work and have their businesses in the
urban centres of the West Bank.
Table 23: Does Your Landlord Farm?
Combined Class Locations
Does your landlord Share-
farm? cropper Shepherd Cash Smali-
Tenant holder
Yes 45 2 t 5
No 358 & 10 26
Not ascertained 26 - 1 -
Column Total 409 8 12 ol
Apart from residing in urban centres, the bulk of the
landlords of sharecroppers - more than four-fifths - are not
themselves directly engaged in productive agricultural
activity (see Table 23). Only a tenth operate as farmers on
their own account. It would appear that the majority of
landlords maintain only a commercial or rentier relationship
with agriculture. The level of commercialisation varies from
those who own only a small piece of land (the majority of
landlords) -—- and whose income from this source is minimal and
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