| Description |
1 online resource (541 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia ; 109 |
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Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia (2005) ; 109.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction: Indonesia between drama and miracle; 2. Exploring the proximate and ultimate causes of 200 years of economic growth in Indonesia, 1800-2000; 3. Colonial state formation, 1800-1830; 4. The Cultivation System, 1830-1870; 5. Liberalism and ethical policies, 1870-1914; 6. The constraints of a colonial economy, 1914-1942; 7. The lost decades?: From colony to nation-state, 1942-1967; 8. Success and failure of the 'new order', 1967-1998 |
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9. Crisis, recovery and the evolution of living standards since independenceNotes; References; Index |
| Summary |
Based on new datasets, this book presents an economic history of Indonesia. It analyses the causes of stagnation of growth during the colonial and independence period, making use of new theoretical insights from institutional economics and new growth theory. The book looks at the major themes of Indonesian history: colonial exploitation and the successes and limitations of the post 1900 welfare policies, the price of instability after 1945, and the economic miracle after 1967. The book not only discusses economic change and development - or the lack thereof - but also the institutiona |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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Economic history
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| SUBJECT |
Indonesia -- Economic conditions -- History
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| Subject |
Indonesia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Marks, Daan.
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| ISBN |
9781136454608 |
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1136454608 |
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