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The author draws on earlier research and recent data she collected locally to examine the position of petty rice producers in the Muda region of Malaysia. Although land concentration and landlessness are increasing, tiny holdings have proved remarkably resilient. The author explains their survival at a time of major changes in the organization of agricultural production through an analysis of the institutional arrangements governing labour deployment and access to resources with and among households. She shows how these mechanisms can both reflect and alter macro-economic and political forces. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)