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Authored Books

Booth, Anne (2019) Living Standards in Southeast Asia: Changes over the Long Twentieth Century, 1900-2015. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. (Transforming Asia)

Booth, Anne (2009) The Economic Performance of the ASEAN Economies from the mid-1990s. London: Forumpress.

Booth, Anne (2007) Colonial Legacies. Economic and Social Development in East and Southeast Asia. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press.

Booth, Anne (1998) Indonesian Economic Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A History of Missed Opportunities. London: Macmillan.

Edited Book or Journal Volume

Booth, Anne and Mosley, Paul, eds. (2003) The New Poverty Strategies: What Have They Achieved? What Have We Learned? Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Ash, Robert and Booth, Anne, eds. (2000) The Economies of Asia, 1950-1998: Critical Perspectives on the World Economy. South East Asia. Vol. II. Abingdon; New York: Routledge.

Book Chapters

Booth, Anne (2013) 'The Plural Economy and its Legacy in Asia.' In: Bogaerts, Els and Raben, Remco, (eds.), Beyond Empire and Nation. Decolonizing Societies in Africa and Asia. Leiden: Brill, pp. 69-107. (Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; v. 244)

Booth, Anne (2010) 'Growing public? Explaining the changing economic role of the state in Asia over the twentieth century.' In: Lindblad, J. Thomas and Purwanto, Bambang, (eds.), Merajut sejarah ekonomi Indonesia : essays in honour of Thee Kian Wie : 75 years birthday. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Ombak, pp. 283-326.

Booth, Anne (2009) 'Indonesian Colonial Economic Performance in an East Asian Perspective.' In: Post, Peter and Lindblad, J. Thomas, (eds.), Indonesian Economic Decolonization in Regional and International Perspective. Leiden: KITLV Press, pp. 133-155.

Booth, Anne (2007) 'Can the Taiwan Model of Growth with Equity be Replicated in the South East Asian Context.' In: Greene, J. Megan and Ash, Robert, (eds.), Taiwan in the 21st Century: Aspects and Limitations of a Development Model. London: Routledge Curzon.

Booth, Anne (2004) 'Southeast Asia's Economic Performance: Achievements and Challenges.' In: Singh, Daljit and Wah, Chin Kin, (eds.), Southeast Asian Affairs 2004. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 18-34.

Booth, Anne (2004) 'Strengthening SMEs in Southeast Asia's Agricultural Sector.' In: Hew Wei-Yen, Denis and Wee Nee, Loi, (eds.), Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Southeast Asia's Economic Development. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 89-118.

Booth, Anne (2003) 'The Changing Importance of Off-farm Income for Agricultural Households in Indonesia.' In: Leinbach, Thomas R., (ed.), The Indonesian Rural Economy: Mobility, Work and Enterprise. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 15-37.

Booth, Anne (2003) 'Education in Southeast Asia.' In: Jomo, Kwame Sundaram, (ed.), Southeast Asian Paper Tigers?: From Miracle to Debacle and Beyond. London: Routledge Curzon, pp. 173-195.

Booth, Anne (2003) 'Education, Equality and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region.' In: Andersson, Martin and Gunarsson, Christer, (eds.), Development and Structural Change in the Asia-Pacific. London: Routledge, pp. 148-69. (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia)

Booth, Anne (2003) 'The Impact of a Severe Economic Crisis on Poverty and Distribution: An Indonesian Case Study: 1997-1999.' In: Booth, Anne and Mosley, Paul, (eds.), The New Poverty Strategies: What Have They Achieved: What Have We Learnt. London: Palgrave, pp. 120-145.

Booth, Anne (2003) 'Indonesia.' In: Mokyr, Joel, (ed.), Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, vol 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 40-43.

Booth, Anne (2003) 'Rural Development, Income Distribution and Poverty Decline in South East Asia.' In: Nissanke, Machiko and Aryeetey, Ernest, (eds.), Comparative Development Experiences of Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia. UK: Ashgate, pp. 426-458.

Booth, Anne (2001) 'Initial Conditions and Miraculous Growth: Why is Southeast Asia Different from Taiwan and South Korea.' In: Jomo, Kwame Sundaram, (ed.), Southeast Asia's Industrialization: Industrial Policy, Capabilities and Sustainability. London: Palgrave, pp. 30-58. (Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia)

Booth, Anne (2001) 'Poverty, Equity and Living Standards in East Timor: Challenges for the New Nation.' In: Hill, H and Saldanha, J, (eds.), East Timor: Development Challenges for the World's Newest Nation. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 241-255.

Booth, Anne (2001) 'Why is South East Asia Different from Taiwan and South Korea?' In: Lawrence, Peter and Thirtle, Colin, (eds.), Africa and Asia in Comparative Economic Perspective. Basingstoke: Palgrave, pp. 11-33.

Booth, Anne (2000) 'Crisis and Response: Trade and Exchange Rates Policies in Three South East Asian Colonies in the 1930s.' In: Boomgaard, Peter and Brown, Ian, (eds.), Weathering the Storm: The Economies of Southeast Asia in the 1930s Depression. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 274-294.

Howe, Christopher (2000) '''Hong Kong'', Reversion to China: the political, administrative and economic dimensions.' In: Ash, Robert and Booth, Anne, (eds.), The Economies of Asia 1950 - 1998. Vol. 1. London: Edward Elgar, pp. 160-199.

Booth, Anne (2000) 'The Impact of the Indonesian Crisis on Welfare: What do we know Two Years On?' In: Manning, Chris and Van Diermen, Peter, (eds.), Indonesia in transition: Social Aspects of Reformasi and Crisis. Pasir Panjang: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 145-162.

Booth, Anne (2000) 'Southeast Asia: Towards a Sustained Recovery?' In: Singh, Daljit, (ed.), Southeast Asian Affairs 2000. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 25-46.

Journal Article

Booth, Anne (2012) 'Measuring Living Standards in Different Colonial Systems: Some Evidence from South East Asia, 1900–1942.' Modern Asian Studies, 46 (5). pp. 1145-1181.

Booth, Anne (2011) 'Splitting, splitting and splitting again: A brief history of the development of regional government in Indonesia since independence.' Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 167 (1). pp. 31-59.

Booth, Anne (2010) 'Growth and welfare in the new republic: Indonesia in the 1950s.' Itinerario: Journal of Imperial and Global Interactions, 34 (1). pp. 57-76.

Booth, Anne (2009) 'Globalisation and Poverty: Indonesia in the Twentieth Century.' Economics and Finance in Indonesia = Ekonomi dan keuangan Indonesia, 57 (2). pp. 113-138.

Booth, Anne (2008) 'The Economic Development of Southeast Asia in the Colonial Era, c1870-1942.' History Compass, 6 (1). pp. 25-53.

Booth, Anne (2008) 'West Africa in the Southeast Asian Mirror: The Historical Origins of the Post-1960 Divergence.' Itinerario: Journal of Imperial and Global Interactions, 32 (3). pp. 61-90.

Booth, Anne (2007) 'Night Watchman, Extractive, or Developmental States? Some Evidence from Late Colonial South-East Asia.' The Economic History Review, 60 (2). pp. 241-66.

Booth, Anne (2005) 'Africa in Asia: The Development Challenges Facing Eastern Indonesia and East Timor.' Oxford Development Studies, 32 (1). pp. 19-35.

Booth, Anne (2005) 'The Evolving Role of the Central Government in Economic Planning and Policy Making in Indonesia.' Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 41 (2). pp. 197-219.

Booth, Anne (2004) 'Linking, De-Linking and Re-Linking: Southeast Asia in the Global Economy in the Twentieth Century.' Australian Economic History Review, 44 (1). pp. 35-51.

Booth, Anne (2003) 'Four Colonies and a Kingdom: A Comparison of Fiscal, Trade and Exchange Rate Policies in South East Asia in the 1930s.' Modern Asian Studies, 37 (2). pp. 429-60.

Booth, Anne (2003) 'The Burma Development Disaster in Comparative Historical Perspective.' South East Asia Research, 11 (2). pp. 141-71.

Booth, Anne (2003) 'Decentralization and Poverty Alleviation in Indonesia.' Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 21 (2). pp. 181-202.

Booth, Anne (2002) 'The Changing Role of Non-farm Activities in Agricultural Households in Indonesia: Some Insights from the Agricultural Census.' Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 38 (2). pp. 179-200.

Booth, Anne (2002) 'Growth Collapses in Indonesia: A Comparison of the 1930s and the 1990s.' Itinerario: Journal of Imperial and Global Interactions, 26 (3/4). pp. 73-99.

Booth, Anne (2002) 'Rethinking the Role of Agriculture in the "East Asian" Model: Why is Southeast Asia Different from Northeast Asia?' ASEAN Economic Bulletin, 19 (1). pp. 40-51.

Booth, Anne (2001) 'The causes of South East Asia's Economic Crisis: A Sceptical Review of the Debate.' Asia Pacific Business Review, 8 (2). pp. 19-48.

Booth, Anne (2000) 'The Indonesian Crisis of 1997/99 and the Way Out: What are the Lessons of History.' Economic Papers (Economic Society of Australia), 19 (2). pp. 21-43.

Booth, Anne (2000) 'Poverty and Inequality in the Soeharto Era: An Assessment.' Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 36 (1). pp. 73-104.

Booth, Anne (1999) 'Initial Conditions and Miraculous Growth: Why is South East Asia Different from Taiwan and South Korea?' World Development, 27 (2). pp. 301-321.

Booth, Anne (1997) 'Rapid economic growth and poverty decline: a comparison of Indonesia and Thailand 1981-1990.' Journal of International Development, 9 (2). pp. 169-188.

Book Reviews

Booth, Anne (2024) 'Review of: Albert Winsemius and Singapore: Here it Is Going to Happen, EustonQuah, Luke NursultanIuldashov and ZachLee, World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore2022. Pp. xlvi + 965. ISBN: 9789811229657.' Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 38 (1). pp. 259-261.

Booth, Anne (2023) 'Review of: 'In Sickness and in Health: Diagnosing Indonesia', Firman Witoelar and Ariane Utomo, ISEAS Publishing, 2022, Singapore, Pp. 252 + xviii, ISBN 9789815011876.' Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 37 (1). pp. 134-138.

Booth, Anne (2022) 'Review of: Globalization, Poverty and Income Inequality: Insights from Indonesia.' Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 58 (3). pp. 335-337.

Booth, Anne (2021) 'Review of: 'Gender Inequality: Socioeconomic Analysis and Developing Country Case Studies', Clement A.Tisdell, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. Singapore, 2021, Pp. 363 + xxxii, ISBN 9 789 81120 082 3.' Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 35 (2). pp. 172-173.

Other

Booth, Anne (2005) 'Did it Really Help to be a Japanese Colony? East Asian Economic Performance in Historical Perspective.' Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.

Booth, Anne (2001) 'The Historical Development of the Indonesian Statistical System.' Tokyo: Hitotsubashi University. pp. 1-24.