The Market as a Social Institution — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesSociologyThe Market as a Social Institution4 Marks
Question
How colonial rule changed the character of weekly markets?
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Answer
Change in character of weekly markets:
After these tribal areas were brought under the control of colonial state, they were gradually incorporated into the wider regional and national economies.
This happened because tribal areas were opened up by building road and pacifying the local people (there was a need to pacify them because many of the tribals groups opposed colonial rule and hence, rebelled), so that rich forest and mineral resources of these areas could be exploited.
This led to influx of trader, moneylenders and other non-tribal people from the plains to these areas.
The local tribal economy was transformed as forest produce was sold to outsiders, and money and new kinds of goods entered the system.
Tribal were recruited as labourers to work on plantations and mines that were established under colonialism. A market for tribal labour developed during the Baina colonial rule.
Due to all these changes, local tribal economies became linked into wide markets pod usually with very negative consequences for local people. For example, the entry of traders and moneylenders from outside the local area led to the impoverishment of Adivasis, many of whom lost their land to outsiders.
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