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An Economic History of Cambodia in the Twentieth Century
Roger Hargreaves
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Paperback. Tracks the erratic path taken by Cambodia's political elite and earlier colonial rulers to develop a national economy. The book closes around 2005, by which time Cambodia had been reintegrated into both the regional and the global economy as a fully-fledged member of the World Trade Organization. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
The course of economic change in twentieth-century Cambodia was marked by a series of deliberate 'conscious human efforts' that were typically extreme and ideologically driven. While colonisation, protracted war and violent revolution are commonly blamed for Cambodia's failure to modernise its economy in the twentieth century, Margaret Slocomb's 'An Economic History of Cambodia in the Twentieth Century' questions whether these circumstances changed the underlying structures and relations of production. She also asks whether economic factors in some way instigated war and revolution. In exploring these issues, the book tracks the erratic path taken by Cambodia's political elite and earlier colonial ... Read more
The course of economic change in twentieth-century Cambodia was marked by a series of deliberate 'conscious human efforts' that were typically extreme and ideologically driven. While colonisation, protracted war and violent revolution are commonly blamed for Cambodia's failure to modernise its economy in the twentieth century, Margaret Slocomb's 'An Economic History of Cambodia in the Twentieth Century' questions whether these circumstances changed the underlying structures and relations of production. She also asks whether economic factors in some way instigated war and revolution. In exploring these issues, the book tracks the erratic path taken by Cambodia's political elite and earlier colonial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971694999
SKU
V9789971694999
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Ref
99-15
About Roger Hargreaves
Margaret Slocomb holds a PhD in history from the University of Queensland, USA. An education specialist dealing with teacher training and curriculum development, she worked with international aid organisations and local civil society groups in Cambodia for almost two decades, starting in 1988.
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