Kian Wie Thee

Biographic Data

ID748266
NAMEKian Wie Thee
GIVEN NAMESKian Wie
FAMILY NAMEThee
SIGNATURETHEE K W
AFFILIATIONSIndonesian Institute of Sciences
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1980
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX2

  • Indonesia's Economy since Independence

    Kian Wie Thee, Thee Kian WieBOOKIndonesia's economy since…2012

    This book contains a collection of papers on various aspects of Indonesia's economic and its industrial development. It discusses the early independence period in the 1950s; the Soeharto era (1966-1998); and the ensuing two economic crises, namely the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/98 and the Global Financial Crisis of 2008

  • The Indonesian wood products industry

    Kian Wie TheeARTICLEJournal of the Asia Pacific Economy2009Cited by: 4References: 1

    This paper analyses the development of Indonesia's wood products industry, particularly the plywood industry, which from a small base emerged in the 1980s as one of Indonesia's major manufacturing industries. This account is of interest since it provides a good example of ‘export substitution’, that is, the enforced development of the wood products industry by limiting the exports of logs through prohibitive export taxes and subsequently by a par…

  • Indonesia's two deep economic crises

    Kian Wie TheeARTICLEJournal of the Asia Pacific Economy2009Cited by: 1References: 1

    This paper discusses the two deep economic crises experienced by Indonesia, namely the crisis of the mid 1960s and the crisis of the late 1990s. The two deep economic crises of the mid 1960s and late 1990s led to a serious economic contraction, −3.0% in 1963 and an even more serious −13.1% in 1998, and to a steep rise in poverty. The crisis of the mid 1960s was caused by internal factors, namely the utter neglect of sound economic policies. By co…

  • The Development of Labour-intensive Garment Manufacturing in Indonesia

    Kian Wie TheeARTICLEJournal of Contemporary Asia2009Cited by: 5References: 7

    Indonesia's garment industry is a relatively young industry which only emerged as a factory activity around the mid-1970s. This was in response to an expanding domestic market and growing export opportunities. Before the 1970s garment production was largely conducted in small tailor shops all over the country. Since the mid-1980s to the Asian economic crisis of 1997-98 the garment industry has emerged as one of the most important export-orientate…

  • Recollections

    Kian Wie TheeBOOKRecollections2003

    This collection of memoir-style articles is based on extended interviews with a number of eminent Indonesians who have played an important role in influencing the evolution of Indonesia's economy."Thee Kian Wie, one of Southeast Asia's most eminent economists, has provided a great service to the research and policy communities with an interest in Indonesia. In this fascinating volume, we get 'up close' to many of the most influential architects o…

  • Bangka Tin and Mentok Pepper

    Kian Wie Thee, Mary F Somers HeidhuesARTICLEPacific Affairs1993

  • Planter and Peasant

    Kian Wie Thee, Karl J PelzerARTICLEPacific Affairs1980