Why Didn't Colonial Indonesia Have a Competitive Cotton Textile Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3628348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pierre Van Der Eng (0000-0003-2835-3193, Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1019-1054 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x12000765 |
| OpenAlex | W2001632332 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 24 |
This paper quantifies the consumption and production of cotton textiles at different stages of processing in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial era (1820-1941). It discusses the main factors that impeded the development of an internationally competitive cotton textile industry, and concludes that production in the industry increased significantly in Java during 1820-71, and again during 1874-1914 and 1934-41. However, most activity involved finishing of imported cotton cloth to suit local preferences. Spinning and weaving increased only marginally, as domestic production was precluded by the high-labour intensity of small-scale production, marginal local raw cotton production, and competitive international markets for yarn and cloth. Unfavourable and fluctuating real exchange rates discouraged investment in modern spinning and weaving ventures until trade protection and technological change in small-scale weaving caused rapid growth of domestic production after 1934
Art · Business · Colonialism · Commerce · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Economy · Geography · Investment (military · Political science · Production (economics · Pulp and paper industry · Scale (ratio · Textile · Textile industry · Weaving · Yarn · Asian Studies and History · Engineering · Global trade and economics · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |