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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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of economic history Jg. 82; H. 1; S. 211 - 249
Hauptverfasser:	de Zwart, Pim, Gallardo-Albarrán, Daniel, Rijpma, Auke
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.03.2022
Schlagworte:	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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