Indonesia is now the fourth largest country in the world, but many aspects of its economic
history remain poorly understood. This book is the first comprehensive survey of Indonesian …

The late 1970s and early 1980s may be taken as an important turning point in the history of
the extension of the frontier of fishing in Southeast Asian waters. It was at this time that the …

Taiwan and South Korea, both former Japanese colonies, achieved rapid growth and
industrialization after 1960. The performance of former European and American colonies …

Abstract Developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America have come increasingly to
see foreign direct investment (FDI) as a source of economic development, modernization …

Description: New York: Columbia University Press,[2019]| Series: Columbia studies in
international and global history| Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers …

Policymakers and scholars have come to realize that getting food, water, and services to the
millions who live in the world's few dozen megacities is one of the twenty-first century's most …

This paper examines disparities in the level of economic development at the beginning of
the 19th century, comparing between the Netherlands and Java. A detailed reconstruction of …

Land for food production is limited. We investigate how land demand for food develops as
populations grow, diets change and agricultural practices become more intensive. The …

The development of living standards in Java has long been a subject of scholarly interest. A
number of scholars have suggested that between 1600 and 1900 Southeast Asian living …

This paper investigates the evidence on living standards in colonial economies, with
particular reference to South East Asia in the decades from 1900 to 1942. Various measures …