Weathering the Storm

The principal cause of the 1930s depression in Southeast Asia lay outside the region-through a sharp contraction in demand for the region's major commodity exports. But it had important internal causes, too: an oversupply of primary commodities and an increasing scarcity of new agricultural land leading to higher rents and lower wages, rising indebtedness and increasing landlessness. This work thoroughly analyses the pre-war depression. It also looks at the changes in the basic structures of the economies of Southeast Asia that were of long-term importance, such as the role of the state in the economy. The authors also draw similarities and contrasts between the 1930s depression and the 1990s Asian crisis.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: P. Boomgaard (Editore)
• Editore: de Gruyter Brill
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2000
• EAN: 9789067181631
• ISBN: 978-90-6718-163-1
• Pagine: 350
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 234 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 485 g
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918