This two-volume study explores the economy of East Timor, of which very little has been written since the country gained independence in 2002. Currently, no comprehensive account exists of the economic history of the country. The former cannot be properly understood without a knowledge of the historical process that created the present-day situation. This research monograph is the first book to combine a historical analysis of the creation and development of the economy of East Timor from the earliest times to the present, and an analysis of the main contemporary problems facing the East Timorese economy. Volume I considers East Timor from a chronological perspective, as an occupied country up to the point at which Indonesia leave.
This book will appeal to scholars and students of economics, political and social science. It will also be of interest to practitioners in these fields as it focuses on down-to-earth problems that need to be solved for the economy todevelop.

Interweaves political and economic analysis and the interaction between political and economic factors Serves as a case study of the problems facing resource-rich underdeveloped economies Written in an accessible style so as to allow for a wide readership

Autorentext
Mats Lundahl is Professor emeritus of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he held his chair between 1987 and 2013.

Inhalt

1. 'Where the Sandalwood Is Born': East Timor until the Mid-Eighteenth Century.- 2. The Two Last Centuries of Portuguese Domination.- 3. The Indonesian Occupation.- 4. The Economy under Occupation.- 5. Launching a New State.- 6. Conclusions.