Good Times and Bad Times in Rural Java  -  Breman, Jan; Gunawan, Wiradi

Case Study of Socio-Economic Dynamics in Two Villages Towards the End of the Twentieth Century

KORTE INHOUD

The causes of the Asian economic crisis have been the subject of fierce debates among economists, yet little is known about the impact on employment and wellbeing. In Indonesia, the worst affected country, the malaise turned into a political and societal upheaval which brought an end to the New Order regime. Based on anthropological fieldwork in two villages along the coast of West Java, the monograph discusses the repercussions for work and welfare in the rural hinterland. The authors criticize the policie...
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2002 Uitgever: Amsterdam University Press Reeks: Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde Nummer: 195 330 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 9067181870 ISBN-13: 9789067181877