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

by Kano, Hiroyoshi

• ISBN13: 9780896802681
• ISBN10: 089680268X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-10
• Publisher: Ohio Univ Pr

Summary

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 century. Hiroyoshi Kano uses international trade statistics to analyze three key elements of the Indonesian economy: the balance of international trade and payments, the transformation undergone by leading export industries, and the way in which the agricultural sector supplied land, labor, and food. Dividing the 150 years covered by the book into four periods, based on the prevailing major export industries, Kano identifies key actors and analyzes long-term changes in agricultural production and rural society, examining how they shaped the national Indonesian economy. Well-written and well-organized, this book is essential reading for students and scholars of Indonesian and international business and economic history.

Author Biography

Hiroyoshi Kano is a professor at the Institute of Oriental Culture at Tokyo University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Charts	p. xv
List of Illustrations	p. xvii
Acknowledgements	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
The Transformation of an Export Economy
Transition and Characteristics of the Balance of International Payments	p. 15
Foreign Trade during the Colonial Period	p. 26
Foreign Trade after Independence	p. 77
The Indonesian Economy and the Southeast Asia Economy	p. 119
Main Players of the Export Industries
The Sugar Era and the Culture Banks (Cultuurbanken)	p. 159
The Rubber Era and Managing Agencies	p. 178
The Petroleum Era and State Enterprise	p. 207
Industrialization and the Conglomerate	p. 243
Agrarian Problems and the Javanese Villages
Land and Labor - The Agrarian Basis of the Export Industry	p. 281
A Short History of the Land Rent System	p. 311
Javanese Villages and Population Growth - The Case of Ungaran	p. 345
The Unfolding of the Agrarian Problem	p. 366
Conclusion	p. 401
Bibliography	p. 408
Index	p. 417
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