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f. most pengajin are bunch
g. even when the work is not "economic" ((acc. to authors of this study)) it is continued because it is traditional

- limestone, hides, [[suwalan?]] , pandan, clay are local products
- Madura now deforested so wood + charcoal must be brought in
- iron for blacksmithing, now materials for batik work, + tortoise shall also imported to the island
- study notes that the traditional occupations of the Madurese are fishing + (prahu) trading
- most of the products for the local Madurese market + notes interaction of local industries [[w agr.?]] + fishing (e.g. farm tools, fish traps, baskets) 
- authors of this study seem to feel that quality of products low since only made for local market + unable to compete on an "open" market
-average earnings seem to be lower than Java too (study say 25 Rp-200 Rp pen day if work all day; most people, however, don't work all day +, for various reasons, most people 
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may not get opportunities to work every day - for example, a batik worker (may have to wait for a trader to bring her cloth + an order)
frequent disruptions in supplies of now materials for batik, + woodcarving
government trying, with apparent sucess, to convent the people from wood- banning to solar (minyak MDF) - tool used for solar is called a "brander"

- study notes that the 3 major problems of Madura are deforestation, overpopulation + unemployment + that any industry these conditions 
for example it advocates a containment policy on industries using firewood on charcoal, persuance of the program to convert people to solar, encouragement of labor - absorptive industries 

of more interest are descriptions of particular industries, as follows:

1. KAPUR
are 195 units of penbakaran kapur on Madura, most located in Kec. Socah, Kab. Bangkalan