Weathering The Storm

Subtitle : The Economies of Southeast Asia in the 1930s Depression

Abstract :
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.

Registration No : B395
Author :
Peter Boomgard
Ian Brown

Edition :
Impresum : Singapore; ISEAS 2003
Description :
Language : English

ISBN 9789814515160

Classification:
1. 200 - ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / 260.2 - AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES & NATURAL RESOURCES - Agriculture

Keyword :
1 weathering
2 storm
3 economies
4 agriculture


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