Colonial Legacies Economic and Social Development in East and Southeast Asia / [print]
Anne E. Booth.
- Honolulu : University of Hawai.Ai Press, (c)2007.
- 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : illustrations, map ;
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
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.