Colonial legacies : economic and social development in East and Southeast Asia / Anne E. Booth.
Colonial legacies : economic and social development in East and Southeast Asia / Anne E. Booth.
Colonial legacies : economic and social development in East and Southeast Asia / Anne E. Booth.
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Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.
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N330.95041/ 2
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ix, 241 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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 --...
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Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.
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Hawaii
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c2007.
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"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. Some scholars have attributed the difference to...
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Colonial legacies : economic and social development in East and Southeast Asia / Anne E. Booth.
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Includes index.
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N330.95041/ 2
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74VKzVpP7NPd
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9780824831615 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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330.95041
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991023453689702626
