The Petroleum Industry in Indonesia before the Second World War

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8416248
AutoresJ Thomas Lindblad (Leiden University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1989
Volumen25
Número2
Páginas53-77
Fecha de publicación1989-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-4918 • E-ISSN: 1472-7234
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00074918812331335569
PMID12281906
OpenAlexW2594504130
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas8

The present dependence on oil exports in Indonesia is not new. The oil industry also played a key role in the colonial economy. This article examines the development of the Indonesian oil industry up to the Second World War. It identifies producers and production centres and considers trends in Output and revenue, changes in the product mix and possible growth effects. Its main question concerns the possibilities and limitations of the oil sector for sustaining economic growth

Business · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · First world war · Indonesian · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Oil production · Oil refinery · Petroleum · Petroleum industry · Political science · Product (mathematics) · Production (economics) · Revenue · World War II · Asian Studies and History · Engineering · Finance · Natural Resources and Economic Development