Economic Growth Of Singapore In The Twentieth Century: Historical Gdp Estimates And Empirical Investigations

Research on Singapore''s economic history has been complicated by the absence of economic data on pre-independence Singapore. This book aims to fill the gap by presenting a time-series of historical GDP estimates for the periods 1900-39 and 1950-60. The new data presented in the book sheds light on two key aspects of Singapore''s economic history, namely the relationship between economic instabil...