The Dutch Colonial System in the East Indies

Front Matter....Pages I-8
Physical Description....Pages 9-10
The Forms Of Cultivation....Pages 11-13
Native Civilizations....Pages 14-29
The Portuguese....Pages 30-32
The Netherlands Towards the End of the 16th Century....Pages 33-38
The V.O.C. as a Merchant-Monopolist....Pages 39-52
The V.O.C. as a Sovereign....Pages 53-66
The Later Period of the V.O.C.....Pages 67-76
The “Bataafsche Republiek” (1795 : 1806)....Pages 77-79
The Kingdom of Holland and the Annexation (1806 : 1811)....Pages 80-86
The English Interregnum (1811 : 1816)....Pages 87-95
Restoration And Indecision (1816 : 1829)....Pages 96-107
The “Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij” (N.H.M.)....Pages 108-114
The Culture-System (Cultuurstelsel)....Pages 115-131
The N.H.M. During the Culture System....Pages 132-137
The Netherlands in the Period 1840 : 1848....Pages 138-141
The Trial and Error Period of Parliamentary Colonial Policy (1848 : 1870)....Pages 142-147
Exploitation Replaces Tributation (1870)....Pages 148-164
The N.H.M. on Its Own Feet....Pages 165-167
Ethical Government Versus Exploitation....Pages 168-191
The Government’S Economic Welfare Policy....Pages 192-194
Conclusion....Pages 195-199
Back Matter....Pages 200-213