The Demographic Effects of Colonialism: Forced Labor and Mortality in Java, 1834–1879

We investigate the demographic effects of forced labor under an extractive colonial regime: the Cultivation System in nineteenth-century Java. Our panel analyses show that labor demands are strongly positively associated with mortality rates, likely resulting from malnourishment and unhygienic condi...

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Published in:	The Journal of economic history Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 211 - 249
Main Authors:	de Zwart, Pim, Gallardo-Albarrán, Daniel, Rijpma, Auke
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.03.2022
Subjects:	19th century Coffee Colonialism Consumption Crops Cultivation Economic development Economic history Forced labor GDP Gross Domestic Product Infectious diseases International markets Labor Mortality Mortality rates Per capita Plantations Prices Standard of living Sugar Indonesia India East Indies
ISSN:	0022-0507, 1471-6372
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