Change and Involution in Sugar Production in Cultivation-System Java, 1840-1870

Bibliographic Data

ID4953282
AuthorsSiddharth Chandra (0000-0001-9243-556X, University of Pittsburgh), Timothy J Vogelsang (0000-0002-8491-6715, Cornell University)
Year1999
Volume59
Issue4
Pages885-911
Publication date1999-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022050700024062
OpenAlexW1980122655
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

Production functions for sugar in four major sugar-producing zones in Cultivation- System Java (1840 through 1870) are estimated using colonial data. The estimates are analyzed for evidence of structural change in the years from 1848 to 1851. The results confirm that the colonial reforms of those years were accompanied by significant changes in sugar production: the results are also consistent with the thesis of "agricultural involution" in Java. There is strong evidence for technological change in sugar production, though these gains cannot be specifically attributed to either the agricultural or the industrial aspect of sugar production

Agriculture · Biology · Colonialism · Economics · Geography · Involution (esoterism) · Java · Macroeconomics · Production (economics) · Programming language · Sugar · Sugar production · Asian Studies and History · Computer Science · Ecology · Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies · Food Science · Oil Palm Production and Sustainability

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