British Economic Development in South East Asia, 1880-1939 / edited by David Sunderland. - 1 online resource (3 volumes pages)

First published 2014 by Pickering and Chatto (Publishers) Limited.

Includes bibliographical references.

volume 1. General introduction agriculture -- volume 2. Mining, trade and industry -- volume 3. The building blocks of development : governance, transport and communications, and human and financial capital index.

This collection focuses on the economic development of the areas of SE Asia with which Britain had a trading relationship. Covering 1880-1939, the economic growth of the region is revealed through a selection of rare primary resources organized thematically with sections dedicated to agriculture, mining, trade, labour, finance and infrastructure.

9781315096100 9781351573085

10.4324/9781315096100 doi


Economic development--History--Southeast Asia--19th century--Sources.
Economic development--History--Great Britain--19th century.


Great Britain--Commerce--History--Southeast Asia--19th century--Sources.