The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 102)

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2.3 Economic Structure
This section traces, in brief, the major changes in the sectoral structure of
the economy of Palestine. This will provide the background with which we can
better discern any changes in the social structure and the social relations of
production.
Given the lack of detailed statistics, the emphasis is on general trends.
Obviously, the lack of complete data prevent us from drawing any precise
conclusions on relative changes in the structure of production nor, given the
increase in population, on the relative distribution of the population among the
three sectors.
2.3.1 The Primary Sector
This section is confined to the agricultural branch, the mainstay of the
Palestinian economy. There was limited mining. As for fishing, an activity
practiced from ancient times, it does not seem to be a substantial branch or an
exclusive occupational category for a large number of people. Nonetheless, we lack
any useful information on it.
In Palestine, as well as the surrounding regions, the most important change
in agriculture was the substantial expansion of cultivated areas, and of
production.*! Primarily, this was because of improved security with the
strengthening of central government control enforced by an increased military
“IScholch, 91; Owen, Middle East, 264; Issawi, Economic History, 258.
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