Weathering the Storm: The Impact of the East Asian Crisis on Farm Households in Indonesia and Thailand

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dc.creatorBresciani, Fabrizio
dc.creatorFeder, Gershon
dc.creatorGilligan, Daniel O.
dc.creatorJacoby, Hanan
dc.creatorOnchan, Tongroj
dc.creatorQuizon, Jaime B.
dc.date2002-05-01
dc.date2024-10-24T12:45:23Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:45:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:55:26Z
dc.descriptionThis article assesses the impact of the East Asian financial crisis on farm households in two of the region's most affected countries. Indonesia and Thailand, using detailed household-level survey data collected before and after the crisis began. Although the nature of the shocks in the two countries were similar, the impact on farmers' income (particularly on distribution) was quite different. In Thailand, poor farmers bore the brunt of the crisis, in part because of their greater reliance on the urban economy, than did poor farmers in Indonesia. Urban-rural links are much weaker in Indonesia. Farmers in both countries, particularly those specializing in export crops, benefited from the currency devaluation. Although there is some evidence that the productivity of the smallest landholders declined over the period in question, it is difficult to attribute this directly to the financial crisis. At least in Thailand, a rural credit crunch does not seem to have materialized.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/156761
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/89519
dc.languageen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBresciani, Fabrizio; Feder, Gershon; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Jacoby, Hanan; Onchan, Tongroj; Quizon, Jaime B. 2002. Weathering the Storm: The Impact of the East Asian Crisis on Farm Households in Indonesia and Thailand. World Bank Research Observer 17(1): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1093/wbro/17.1.1
dc.subjecteconomic situation
dc.subjecthousehold surveys
dc.subjectfinancial situation
dc.subjectfarm income
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectsmall farms
dc.titleWeathering the Storm: The Impact of the East Asian Crisis on Farm Households in Indonesia and Thailand
dc.typeJournal Article

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