| ID | 118909 |
| Title Proper | Measuring living standards in different colonial systems |
| Other Title Information | some evidence from South East Asia, 1900-1942 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Booth, Anne |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper investigates the evidence on living standards in colonial economies, with particular reference to South East Asia in the decades from 1900 to 1942. Various measures are investigated, including availability of basic needs, demographic indicators, especially mortality rates, anthropometric measures and wage data. The paper concludes that in spite of the growth in GDP which occurred in most parts of the region between 1900 and 1940, improvements in living standards were modest, and by the late 1930s most colonies had low educational enrolments and high mortality rates. The Philippines had probably the highest living standards in the region, using educational indicators, mortality rates and per capita GDP estimates. But even in the Philippines rice availability per capita was low, and nutritional levels among some segments of the population were also below acceptable standards. |
| `In' analytical Note | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 46, No.5; Sep 2012: p.1145-1181 |
| Journal Source | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 46, No.5; Sep 2012: p.1145-1181 |
| Key Words | South East Asia ; Colonial Economies ; Low Educational Enrolments ; Philippine |