Indonesia's Growth Performance during the Twentieth Century



Pierre van der Eng


(The Australian National University)
May 1999

Index

Introduction


Indonesia's long-run growth experience

  1. Natural resources
  2. Demographic change
  3. Human capital
  4. Physical capital
  5. Technological progres

Proximate sources of growth on the demand side

  1. Foreign trade
  2. Domestic demand: An approximation
  3. Domestic demand: The contribution of transport development
  4. Geographical income discrepancies

Conclusion


Appendix 1: Estimation of Indonesia's Historical GDP


Appendix 2: Estimation of total capital stock, 1952-98


Appendix 3: Estimation of terms of trade and GDY, 1900-98



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