The real domestic product of Indonesia, 1880–1989

doi:10.1016/0014-4983(92)90042-U

Explorations in Economic History

Volume 29, Issue 3, July 1992, Pages 343-373

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Abstract

The article scrutinizes the existing estimates of domestic output in Indonesia and presents an alternative series of annual data for the period 1880–1989. Although the presented results are rudimentary, the article concludes that per capita domestic product increased by 1.5% per year during 1900–1929. It suggests that the acceleration was to a large extent due to the improvement of domestic transport infrastructure. For several reasons the country lost momentum between 1942–1967, until the rise of international oil prices triggered an unprecedented phase of economic growth in the years 1973–1989, during which per capita domestic output increased by 3.8% per year.

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The real domestic product of Indonesia, 1880–1989☆

Abstract

World Development

World Development

The New National Income Estimates

Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies

Some Remarks about Dr. Neumark's Estimation of the National Income of Indonesia in 1951 and 1952

Ekonomi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Service Activities in Developing Countries

Perdagangan, Pertumbuhan dan Perkembangan dalam Perekonomian Kolonial

Pendapatan Nasional Indonesia. Menurut Lapagan Usaha

Pendapatan Nasional Indonesia

Table Input-Output Indonesia 1975

Input-Output Table Indonesia 1980

Indikator Pertanian 1985

Sensus Ekonomi 1986. Statistik Pertambangan Non Minyak dan Gas Bumi 1985

Foreign Aid, War and Economic Development. South Vietnam, 1955–1975

The Measurement of Colonial National Incomes

Netherlands India. A Study of Plural Economy

Agricultural Involution. The Process of Ecological Change in Indonesia

Volksinkomen en Belasting

Koloniale Studiën

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A Comparison of Some Short-Cut Methods of Estimating Real Product per Capita

Review of Income and Wealth

A New Set of International Comparisons of Real Product and Price Levels Estimates for 130 Countries, 1950–1985

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Indonesia's Industrial Transformation

Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies

Indonesia's Industrial Transformation

Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies

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Journal of the Burma Research Society

The National Income of Indonesia, 1951–1952: A Critical Commentary on the Neumark Estimates

Ekonomi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The National Income of Indonesia, 1951–1952: A Critical Commentary on the Neumark Estimates

Ekonomi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Onderzoek naar den Belastingdruk op de Inlandsche Bevolking

The Demographic Dimension in Indonesian Development

Input-Output Table Indonesia 1971