The Creation of the East Timorese Economy : Volume 1: History of a Colony /

This two-volume study explores the economy of East Timor, of which very little has been written since the country gained independence in 2002. Currently, no comprehensive account exists of the economic history of the country. The former cannot be properly understood without a knowledge of the histor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Lundahl, Mats (Author), Sjöholm, Fredrik (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:	1st ed. 2019.
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
Subjects:	Economic history. Asia-History. Development economics. Political science. Economic development. Natural resources. Economic History. Asian History. Development Economics. Political Science. Development Studies. Natural Resource and Energy Economics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. 'Where the Sandalwood Is Born': East Timor until the Mid-Eighteenth Century
2. The Two Last Centuries of Portuguese Domination
3. The Indonesian Occupation
4. The Economy under Occupation
5. Launching a New State
6. Conclusions.