Accounting for services: The Economic Development of the Indonesian Service Sector, ca 1900-2000

Marks, Daan

ISBN 10: 9052603367 / ISBN 13: 9789052603360

Published by Routledge, 2009

Seller Inventory # E-9789052603360-6-2

Synopsis:

The most intriguing question about Indonesia’s economic development during the twentieth century is why the country’s growth performance has been so erratic and displayed such a high degree of discontinuity. This is connected with the fundamental question about the nature of long-run economic development in Indonesia. So far the economic history of Indonesia has been less systematic than what the available source material would permit. Indonesia is exceptionally well endowed with rich statistical sources, which carry the potential of supporting a rigorous and systematic quantitative approach to vital questions concerning the economic growth performance in the long run. This book takes such an approach and presents new estimates for the long-run growth of the Indonesian service sector, and analyses the role of the various service sectors in economic development. Linking empirical and theoretical analysis in a creative fashion, Daan Marks provides a rich and original contribution to our understanding of the economic history of Indonesia. He shows that the service sector has played a crucial role in Indonesia’s economic development. Or in other words, to fully understand Indonesia’s economic development path services need to be accounted for.

About the Author:

Daan Marks is an economist and is researcher at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam and assistant professor at Utrecht University (the Netherlands).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Accounting for services: The Economic ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very good