The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 144)

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The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 144)

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However, the 1924-1927 average prices (1.e., the highest for 1921-1929)
used (same as those used for commutation of tithe) were only somewhat relevant
up to mid-1929. Table 3.3 shows the tremendous drop in net return as based on
mid-1930 prices with £P 2 for tenants and £P 6.6 for owner-cultivators. This is
based on the cultivation of village-owned land only.
For total average net income, which includes the cultivation of land not
owned by the villages and income from rent, hired labor within the village,
transport, and labor outside the villages, the committee reached a figure of
£P 27.5°’ per family (the committee did not distinguish between tenant and
owner-cultivator families) based on the average 1924-1927 prices, which more or
less prevailed up to mid-1929. For prices prevailing in mid-1930, the committee
reached a figure of £P 16.58 per family.
As for debt, the committee estimated an average of £P 27 per family with
an annual interest of £P 8, or about 30 percent. Thus, through mid-1929, the
annual income was about the same as the cost of living, or alternatively, the total
debt per family. Thus, in mid-1930, the net family income of £P 16.5 covered only
63 percent of its living expenses. Under such circumstances, the debt could only
accumulate and the only recourse for many peasants was the sale of their land. The
result of the situation for the peasants was described by Simpson as follows, “It is
no exaggeration to state that the fellah population as a class is hopelessly
Tbid., 23.
*Tbid., 44.
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