The biological standard of living and body height in colonial and post-colonial Indonesia, 1770-2000

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-122

  Baten, Jörg ^a   Stegl, Mojgan ^a   van der Eng, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological standard of living; Economic development; Human heights; Indonesia; Welfare

Indexed keywords

DECOLONIZATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC HISTORY; FOOD SUPPLY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LIVING STANDARD; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

INDONESIA;

EID: 84879139206     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10818-012-9144-2     Document Type: Article

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