| ID | 139607 |
| Title Proper | Race, class and the deserving poor |
| Other Title Information | charities and the 1930s depression in Java |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ingleson, John |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The 1930s Depression caused an enormous growth in urban poverty in colonial Java. Informal neighbourhood networks could no longer cope with the unemployed, the homeless and the destitute. Politically conscious Indonesians were convinced that the colonial state was concerned only with poverty among Europeans. They responded by creating new charities focused on the Indonesian lower classes. Many provided middle-class women with opportunities for leadership denied them in the political and labour movements. However, those who managed the charities had no concept of empowering the poor. In dispensing support they made a clear distinction between the deserving and the undeserving poor. Nevertheless their charitable work enabled thousands of Indonesians to survive the Depression years. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of South East Asian Studies Vol. 46, No.2; Jun 2015: p.205-226 |
| Journal Source | Journal of South East Asian Studies 2015-08 46, 2 |
| Key Words | Race ; Class ; Urban Poverty ; 1930s ; Deserving Poor ; Charities ; Depression in Java ; Colonial Java ; Political and Labour Movements |