Compare And Contrast Anuta And America

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Anuta and United States Economic Systems Compared The United State and Anuta are two places in the world that are drastically different. One is an industrialized, technologically, and culturally advanced society. One is an agriculture dominated society that values the idea of kinship and tradition rather than technology and industry. One thing they have in common is that each has been influenced by countries globally that have made each place transform in way or another. Anuta and America have both have been influenced to conform to making advances in a market economy. Anuta’s economy thrives by the means of subsistence production, specifically by the means of subsistence agriculture, meaning that the islanders focus on growing enough food that will feed themselves and their families, as well as other families in their kinship system and domestic units. America’s economy…show more content…
One of the main reasons the Anutans need money is for ship passage, so Anutans are able to leave the island to attend school, pursue wage work, or visit relatives on other islands. The most sensible thing for Anutans to raise cash profits would be to exploit their marine resources, hence the proposal of an Anutan fishing business. However, the business would depend on ships that visit the island sporadically and occasionally. The unreliable ship schedule could lead to increasing numbers of fish spoiling, hence their market product spoiling. In order to prevent fish from spoiling, a freezer system would be necessary, which in turn would be dependent on a generator which would require a significant quantity of fuel to run. In order for Anuta to cover those costs and still profit, they would have to accumulate and produce fish at a much higher rate. They would still have to satisfy their subsistence economical needs as well. Another problem is that by exploiting near-by reefs, supplies could deteriorate at a rapid

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