Assessing changes in living standards in Southeast Asia in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries -- The colonial period: population and output growth in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors -- The colonial period: measures of welfare and changing living standards -- Confronting the...

Survey of development in different economic sectors. The surge in non-oil exports. Further deregulation measures in respect of foreign investment, export promotion, tourist development etc. Analysis of the 1988/89 budget. Measures introduced to reduce liquidity and increase interest rates....