Western enterprise in Indonesia and Malaya : a study in economic development

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Western enterprise in Indonesia and Malaya : a study in economic development

by G.C. Allen and Audrey G. Donnithorne

(Routledge library editions, . Economics . Development economics ; 2)

Routledge, 2003

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Reprint. Originally published: London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1957

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book demonstrates exact scholarship (and an) understanding of the way in which business works...(it has) a capacity to reduce a mass of apparently unrelated facts into the neat shape of theory."The Economist Describing and analyzing the part played by Western firms and governments in the economic development of Indonesia and Malaysia, the period covered by this survey extends from the early decades of the nineteenth century to the 1950s. Special attention is given to the changes that have taken place since the Second World War. The intricate economic relations between Westerners and Asians, and the results of changes in those relations are fully discussed. Comparisons and contrasts with the economic activities of Westerners in the development of China and Japan are also examined.

Table of Contents

1. The Course Of Western Enterprise 2. The Instruments Of Western Enterprise 3. Agriculture In Indonesia: General Aspects 4. The Java Sugar Industry 5. Some Indonesian Plantations: Coffee, Cinchona, Tobacco And Tea 6. The Rubber Industry In Malaya And Indonesia 7. Agricultural Diversification: Palm Oil And Cocoa 8. The Malayan Mining Industries 9. The Indonesian Mining Industries 10. Banking In Indonesia 11. Banking In Malaya 12. Shipping 13. Public Utilities 14. Commerce 15. Manufacturing Industries 16. Achievements And Prospects: A Summary

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  • NCID
    BA63680956
  • ISBN
    • 0415312965
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    321 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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