Indonesian Exports, Peasant Agriculture, and the World Economy, 1850-2000: Economic Structures in a Southeast Asian State Volume 118

by Hiroyoshi Kan

The Indonesian economy, like the Indonesian nation state, took shape as part of the colonial transformation of the archipelago by the Dutch in the mid-nineteenth century. The agricultural sector of the economy provided food and labor to the export sector, which was firmly incorporated into the world economy through international trade. This economic pattern survived several shifts and persisted even after Indonesia became independent in the mid-twentieth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089680268X
• ISBN13: 9780896802681
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.7"