Dutch Commerce and Chinese Merchants in Java
A. Claver
Dutch Commerce and Chinese Merchants in Java
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Dutch Commerce and Chinese Merchants in Java describes the vanished commercial world of colonial Java. Alexander Claver shows the challenges of a demanding business environment by highlighting trade and finance mechanisms, and the relationships between the participants involved.

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English
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Dutch Commerce and Chinese Merchants in Java
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Contents
List of Maps, Tables, Figures and Boxes
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Glossary
Conventions
Maps
1. Introduction
Research Outline
Access to Capital, Information and Security
The Indonesian Case
Sources
Research Method
2. Prelude to Rapid Expansion (1800–1884)
The Colonial State and the Economy
The Resilience of Private Enterprise
Entrepreneurship under the Cultivation System: Djauw Adjiem and Ho Kong Sing
Finance in Transition: Internatio and De Javasche Bank
Wholesalers and Retailers: Van Beek, Reineke & Co. - HVA
3. Crisis and Adaptation (1884–1890s)
Economic Policy and Political Expansion
The Organization of Trade
The Onset of the Crisis: Sugar and Coffee
Beginning of the Crisis
The Crisis Experienced: Internatio and Dorrepaal & Co.
The Crisis Prolonged: Sing Liong & Co.
4. Redefining Dutch-Chinese Commercial Relations (1890s–1910)
An Awkward Alliance: The Interdependence of Dutch and Chinese Business
The Economic Position of the Chinese under Scrutiny
A Wave of Failures: Surabaya in the Late 1890s
The Chinese Boycott of the HVA
5. The Road to Expansion (1910–1930)
The Late Colonial State: Consolidation and Conflict
The Colonial Economy before 1914: The HVA in Trade and Agriculture
The Lure of Sugar in Trade and Banking
De Javasche Bank and the Outbreak of the First World War
The Colonial Economy after 1914
The Kwik Hoo Tong Handelmaatschappij: A Prominent Chinese in Sugar
6. Economic Crisis and Commercial Resilience (1930–1942)
The Economic Experience of the 1930s
The Incidence of Failure: Bankruptcy Cases and Business Fraud
Commercial Resilience and Crisis Management: Internatio and Margo-Redjo
7. Conclusion
A Bird’s-Eye View of Colonial Trade
Trade Dynamics
Sources
Bibliography
Index
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