Identity and Development (Tongan Culture, Agriculture, and the Perenniality of the Gift)

Identity and Development presents a remarkable record of Tonga’s increasing participation in the modern global economy, and provides anthropologists, economists, and historians with a detailed case study that bears heavily on major issues of the day, both practically and theoretically. The book focuses on issues of identity, entrepreneurship, and the intricacies of development and addresses the question: ‘How (in the current state of the economy) can a Tongan become a successful grower?’ This question is set against the background of a boom in cash cropping, sparked by a burgeoning export trade with Japan.