Sweet equality
Sugar, property rights, and land distribution in colonial Java
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 9813675 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Pim De Zwart (0000-0003-0155-1165, Wageningen University & Research, autor de correspondencia), Phylicia Soekhradj (Wageningen University & Research) |
| Año | 2023 |
| Volumen | 88 |
| Páginas | 101513 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Explorations in Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0014-4983 • E-ISSN: 1090-2457 |
| Editorial | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101513 |
| OpenAlex | W4317569080 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 4 |
| Referencias citadas | 32 |
This article exploits a unique district-level dataset to investigate the relationship between sugar cultivation, property rights systems and land distribution in colonial Java around the turn of the twentieth century. We demonstrate a negative and statistically significant relationship between sugar cultivation and the landholder Gini. An IV strategy, employing a newly computed index of sugar suitability as instrument, suggests that this effect is causal. It is argued that sugar production in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries stimulated the expansion and persistence of communal landholding. This communal landholding consequently led to more equally distributed plots among landholders in the early twentieth century. We emphasize the importance of local property rights institutions in mitigating the effects of export production on socioeconomic outcomes
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Biology · Colonialism · Distribution (mathematics · Economics · Exploit · Index (typography · Java · Land tenure · Microeconomics · Political economy · Political science · Production (economics · Property (philosophy · Property rights · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Sugar · Sugar production · Asian Studies and History · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Demography · Ecology · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Mathematics
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| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 1,33 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 4 |