HST 240 Lecture 14: HST 240 - October 21, 2015 Government and Trends
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Ownership of natural resources (petroleum timber, minerals, etc. ) Direct investment in economy e. g. banking, major industries, airlines, communications, etc. Chinese sea families access to more money, opportunities to make money, higher family incomes. Placed restrictions on chinese activities to redirect money to others. Indonesia & phillipines, 1950s, all had chinese market where everyone bought everything. Chinese families forced out, made sea own them, Malaysia - big laws designed to rebalance economy. Cities as economic centers and foci of economic growth.
