The book is the first study detailing the character, evolution, functioning and future of the smallholder and smallholdings across nine countries of East and Southeast Asia.

PrefaceList of ContributorsIntroduction: Asian Smallholders in Comparative PerspectiveEric C. Thompson, Jonathan Rigg, and Jamie GillenCh1. Cambodia: Political Strife and Problematic Land TenureChivoin Peou and Sokphea YoungCh2. Indonesia: Whither Involution, Demographics and Development?Holi Bina WijayaCh3. Japan: Government Interventions and Part-time Family FarmingGen Shoji, Kunimitsu Yoshida and Satoshi YokoyamaCh4. Laos: Responding to Pressures and OpportunitiesOuthai Soukkhy and Robert ColeCh5. Malaysia: The State of/in Village AgricultureIbrahim Ngah and Khairul Hisyam KamarudinCh6. Philippines: Fragmented Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Vulnerable livelihoodsEdo AndriesseCh7. Singapore: Making Space for FarmingSakunika Wewalaarachchi and Eric C. ThompsonCh8. Taiwan: Toward the Revitalisation of Smallholder AgriculturePo-Yi HungCh9. Thailand: The Political Economy of Post-Peasantry AgricultureTubtim TubtimCh10. Vietnam: From Socialist Transformation to ReformNguyen Tuan Anh