"Based on new datasets, this book presents an economic history of Indonesia. It analyses the causes of stagnation of growth during the colonial and independence period, making use of new theoretical insights from institutional economics and new growth theory. The book looks at the major themes...

"Since gaining independence in 1949, Indonesia experienced serious economic and political problems during the 1950s and 1960s, before entering a three-decade-long period of rapid economic growth until the 1990s. In response to the financial crisis of the late 1990s, Indonesia undertook a wide...

For several decades, fast-growing East Asia has been the envy of the developing world. Not only has East Asia outperformed all other regions of the world, but it also recovered surprisingly swiftly from the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Nevertheless,...

1. Introduction : Indonesia between drama and miracle -- 2. Exploring the proximate and ultimate causes of 200 years of economic growth in Indonesia, 1800-2000 -- 3. Colonial state formation, 1800-1830 -- 4. The cultivation system, 1830-1870 -- 5. Liberalism and ethical policies, 1870-1914 -- 6....

1. Background and objectives -- 2. Nepal's trade policy reforms -- 3. Liberalization reforms and poverty : theory and empirics -- 4. The social accounting matrix of Nepal -- 5. Nepal CGE model and calibration : simulations of liberalization and reform policies -- 6. Dynamic Nepal CGE model :...

pt. 1. Sources of economic growth and household consumption behaviour -- pt. 2. Inflation and inflation uncertainty -- pt. 3. Exports, imports and real exchange rates -- pt. 4. Monetary and fiscal policy.

1. Greater China and South East Asia : a taxing problem? / Nolan Cormac Sharkey -- 2. Considering different approaches to tax law in China and ASEAN : a political, philosophical and pragmatic rationale / Nolan Cormac Sharkey -- 3. China's local tax regimes : devolution, tax farming and fiscal...