Abstract
Considers response of indigenous people to constraints and opportunities posed by the Indonesian government's transmigration program in North Lampung, Sumatra. Importance of migration to the livelihood of the group; Description of female migration in the context of customs confining unmarried women to the house; Discussion of the development of factory migration, focusing on changes in intrahousehold power relations and decision-making in the community.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-166 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | The Journal of Development Studies |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2002 |
Keywords
- Indonesia
- North Lampung
- West Java
- female migration
- factory migration
- social network