Восточная Австралия: как марихуана поддерживала экономику депрессивных регионов в 1975–1995 годах

Overview - Adopts a developmental perspective on small-scale commercial marijuana production in eastern Australia - Provides conceptual and empirical contributions to frontier history, drug history, and sociology - Offers historical context for policy-makers and researchers involved in the legalisation of cannabis Access this book Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Other ways to access About this book This book examines how small-scale commercial marijuana production shaped social and economic formation in marginal hinterland communities in late-twentieth-century eastern Australia. As traditional rural industries such as dairying and forestry fell into decline, new settlers arrived and revitalised these hilly, low-income regions—though not always in ways that long-established residents welcomed. With limited access to formal income, some households turned to growing and selling marijuana. Focusing on production rather than distribution, the book shows how the illegality of cannabis connected and normalised the socio-economic periphery, tying remote forest communities to urban markets and embedding informal activity within everyday life. The book reveals how illicit enterprise underpinned community viability and illuminates the broader role of informal economies in Australia’s frontier history and regional development. Based on two decades of immersive, place-based observation, this book will appeal to scholars of anthropology, history, development studies, and rural and regional research. Table of contents (11 chapters) - Front Matter - Back Matter Authors and Affiliations About the author Roderick Simon Cliff is an economic historian with a background in chartered management accountancy. He has a PhD in archaeology and has undertaken extensive field research, specifically on the production and trade of stone tools in pre-contact eastern Australia. Rod now lives in northern New South Wales, Australia. Accessibility Information PDF accessibility summary This PDF has been created in accordance with the PDF/UA-1 standard to enhance accessibility, including screen reader support, described non-text content (images, graphs), bookmarks for easy navigation, keyboard-friendly links and forms and searchable, selectable text. We recognize the importance of accessibility, and we welcome queries about accessibility for any of our products. If you have a question or an access need, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. Please note that a more accessible version of this eBook is available as ePub. EPUB accessibility summary This ebook is designed with accessibility in mind, aiming to meet the ePub Accessibility 1.0 AA and WCAG 2.2 Level AA standards. It features a navigable table of contents, structured headings, and alternative text for images, ensuring smooth, intuitive navigation and comprehension. The text is reflowable and resizable, with sufficient contrast. We recognize the importance of accessibility, and we welcome queries about accessibility for any of our products. If you have a question or an access need, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. Bibliographic Information - Book Title: Marijuana and Socio-economic Development in Eastern Australia, 1975-1995 - Book Subtitle: Cultivating Community - Authors: Roderick Simon Cliff - DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-21361-7 - Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham - eBook Packages: History, History (R0) - Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026 - Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-032-21360-0Published: 13 August 2026 - Softcover ISBN: 978-3-032-21363-1Due: 27 August 2027 - eBook ISBN: 978-3-032-21361-7Published: 11 August 2026 - Edition Number: 1 - Number of Pages: XIV, 276 - Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations - Topics: History, general, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Modern History, Social History, Economic History