Surontiko Samin was born, probably in 1859, in a village near Randublatung in the southern part of Blora regency. He was an ordinary peasant, the owner of 3 bau (about 5 acres) of ricefield, as bef…
The salient features of the Indonesian economy during the period of the kretek industry's importance have been low pernounced income, heavy dependence on agriculture, and a pronounced "dual" charac…