LEADER 05331oam 22009374a 450 001 9910265238203321 005 20230621141023.0 010 $a0-8248-7841-8 010 $a0-8248-6192-2 010 $a1-4416-5694-4 024 7 $a10.1515/9780824861926 035 $a(CKB)2560000000015080 035 $a(OCoLC)646067934 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10386620 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000414366 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11913219 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414366 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10401392 035 $a(PQKB)11435298 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3413225 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse11449 035 $a(DE-B1597)484198 035 $a(OCoLC)1029812622 035 $a(OCoLC)1032686756 035 $a(OCoLC)1037981316 035 $a(OCoLC)1041913758 035 $a(OCoLC)1046614076 035 $a(OCoLC)1046997552 035 $a(OCoLC)1049627830 035 $a(OCoLC)1054882053 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780824861926 035 $a(OCoLC)1024057841 035 $a(ScCtBLL)0dc69476-8fb2-438a-bc6b-9ced06b76672 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/31186 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000015080 100 $a20070215d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aColonial Legacies$eEconomic and Social Development in East and Southeast Asia /$fAnne E. Booth 210 $aHonolulu$cUniversity of Hawai'i Press$d2007 210 1$aHonolulu :$cUniversity of Hawai?i Press,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2007. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8248-3161-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-231) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Economic growth and structural change, 1900-1940 -- Agricultural expansion, population growth and access to land -- What were colonial governments doing? The myth of the night watchman -- State -- International trade, the balance of payments, and exchange rate policies: 1900-1940 -- Growth and diversification of the market economy -- Changing living standards and human development -- The greater Asian co-prosperity sphere: 1942-1945 -- The transition to independent states -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aIt is well known that Taiwan and South Korea, both former Japanese colonies, achieved rapid growth and industrialization after 1960. The performance of former European and American colonies (Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines) has been less impressive. Some scholars have attributed the difference to better infrastructure and greater access to education in Japan?s colonies. Anne Booth examines and critiques such arguments in this ambitious comparative study of economic development in East and Southeast Asia from the beginning of the twentieth century until the 1960's.Booth takes an in-depth look at the nature and consequences of colonial policies for a wide range of factors, including the growth of export-oriented agriculture and the development of manufacturing industry. She evaluates the impact of colonial policies on the growth and diversification of the market economy and on the welfare of indigenous populations. Indicators such as educational enrollments, infant mortality rates, and crude death rates are used to compare living standards across East and Southeast Asia in the 1930's. Her analysis of the impact that Japan?s Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere and later invasion and conquest had on the region and the living standards of its people leads to a discussion of the painful and protracted transition to independence following Japan?s defeat. Throughout Booth emphasizes the great variety of economic and social policies pursued by the various colonial governments and the diversity of outcomes. Lucidly and accessibly written, Colonial Legacies offers a balanced and elegantly nuanced exploration of a complex historical reality. It will be a lasting contribution to scholarship on the modern economic history of East and Southeast Asia and of special interest to those concerned with the dynamics of development and the history of colonial regimes. 606 $aHistory / Asia / Southeast Asia$2bisacsh 606 $aHistory 607 $aEast Asia$xColonial influence 607 $aEast Asia$xSocial conditions$y20th century 607 $aEast Asia$xEconomic conditions$y20th century 607 $aSoutheast Asia$xColonial influence 607 $aSoutheast Asia$xSocial conditions$y20th century 607 $aSoutheast Asia$xEconomic conditions$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aHistory 610 $aBritish Malaya 610 $aIndonesia 610 $aJapan 610 $aJava 610 $aMyanmar 610 $aPhilippines 610 $aRice 610 $aSoutheast Asia 610 $aTaiwan 610 $aThailand 615 7$aHistory / Asia / Southeast Asia 615 0$aHistory 676 $a330.95/041 700 $aBooth$b Anne$f1946-$0124567 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910265238203321 996 $aColonial legacies$9241819 997 $aUNINA