THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY COFFEE AND RUBBER PLANTATIONS IN PALEMBANG AS TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM ENTERPRISE

YUDI PRATAMA & LEO AGUNG S.

ABSTRACT

This research aims to figure out how coffee and rubber farmers in Uluan Palembang make money. This understanding is obtained by comparing the characteristics of smallholder plantations and plantations belonging to the Dutch colonial government and their rivalry. The development of agriculture in the Uluan Palembang area, Onderneming plantations and community’s plantations, rivalry or building of the people’s economy, rubber and coffee trading patterns in Palembang, and changes in the Uluan community’s economic aspects are some of the points that are problematic in this article. The content of this article is based on a review of several works of literature related to Clifford Geertz’s theory of agricultural involution and Boeke’s theory of economic dualism. The contents are presented to attempt to form a new perspective on a new history, considering how capitalism benefits farmers and changes the concept socially and culturally. The economic activities of coffee and rubber farmers in Uluan Palembang demonstrate the relationship between investors and local farmers and a picture of Palembang becoming a profitable area. According to the author of this article, capitalism has evolved and is maintained in economic activity and has long been a part of society’s economic development.

Keywords: Capitalism, Coffee and Rubber, Uluan Palembang

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