Weathering the Storm : The Economies of Southeast Asia in the 1930s Depression

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 l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boomgaard, Peter
Other Authors: Brown, Ian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : ISEAS, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Economic History.
Business & Economics.
Economic history.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
Southeast Asia > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Southeast Asia > Economic conditions.
Southeast Asia.
Business.
Southeast Asia > Economic conditions.
Southeast Asia > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Asie du Sud-Est > Conditions economiques > 20e siecle.
Asie du Sud-Est > Conditions economiques.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (332 pages).
ISBN:9789812305077

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