Planning Micronesia's Future. a Summary of the United States Commercial Company's Economic Survey of Micronesia, 1946

Yanaihara, Tadao; Bryan, E. H.; Gallahue, E. E.; Macmillan, H. G.; Mason, L. E.; Pelzer, K. J.; Smith, R. O.; Useem, John; Oliver, Douglas L. (December 1951). "Planning Micronesia's Future. a Summary of the United States Commercial Company's Economic Survey of Micronesia, 1946". Pacific Affairs. 24 (4): 443. doi:10.2307/2753467. ISSN 0030-851X.

Abstract: The report is the summary of an economic survey conducted by a team of twenty-three specialists during the summer of 1946 under the sponsorship of the United States Commercial Company (USCC), a branch of the wartime Foreign Economic Administration. The purpose of the survey, which was concerned with Guam and the former Japanese Mandated Islands, was "to assist Naval Military Government in its task of administering these islands." Douglas L. Oliver; the editor, was a member of the team. Currently, Dr. Oliver is professor of Pacific Anthropology at the University of Hawaii and is also author of several books on the Pacific.

The report is divided into four parts with additional notes at the end of each chapter regarding changes in Micronesia between the time the survey was done, 1946, and the time of publication, 1950. The foreword is extremely valuable in that not only provides data about the last two decades but also gives good insights into the subject.

The report as a whole reflects the progress during the period of the Japanese Mandate, war damage, and the obligation which the United States inherited when it assumed the obligation of providing for the economic well being of the Micronesian people. The notes at the end of each part reflect efforts made under Navy Rule which were not continued in the 1950's.

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