Colonial Legacies : Economic and Social Development in East and Southeast Asia

Colonial Legacies Economic and Social Development in East and Southeast Asia

It is well known that Taiwan and South Korea, both former Japanese colonies, achieved rapid growth and industrialization after 1960. The performance of former European and American colonies (Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines) has been less impressive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Booth, Anne, 1946- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu University of Hawai'i Press 2007
Honolulu : 2007.
Materias:
History / Asia / Southeast Asia
History
East Asia > Colonial influence.
East Asia > Social conditions > 20th century.
East Asia > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Southeast Asia > Colonial influence.
Southeast Asia > Social conditions > 20th century.
Southeast Asia > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419797406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Economic growth and structural change, 1900-1940
  • Agricultural expansion, population growth and access to land
  • What were colonial governments doing? The myth of the night watchman
  • State
  • International trade, the balance of payments, and exchange rate policies: 1900-1940
  • Growth and diversification of the market economy
  • Changing living standards and human development
  • The greater Asian co-prosperity sphere: 1942-1945
  • The transition to independent states
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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