(2020-02) MARKS, DAAN; BIERMAN, WINNY; LUITEN VAN ZANDEN, JAN
Osamu Saito’s pioneering research into the long-term changes in
occupational structure of Japan has inspired scholars to take a fresh
look at structural change in other countries. This article offers a
case study of Indonesia. We find a rather slow pace of structural
transformation until the 1970s – the immediate post-war period
even saw a reversal of trends. After 1970, during a growth spurt,
employment growth in manufacturing was not impressive, and services
were an even more important source of employment. The role
played by by-employment is also analysed, demonstrating that in
1905 the economy was quite diversified.