This thesis analyses the production and trade of palm oil and rubber from the plantations of East Sumatra in the late colonial period. The aim of this thesis is twofold. Firstly, it shows that the...Show moreThis thesis analyses the production and trade of palm oil and rubber from the plantations of East Sumatra in the late colonial period. The aim of this thesis is twofold. Firstly, it shows that the production of palm oil and rubber in East Sumatra was strongly integrated into the world market and that its evolution was dictated by the Western economies and industries. Secondly, this thesis reconstructs the value distribution and creation within the value chain and shows that the majority of the value creation of soap (a palm oil product) lay in Indonesia, whereas the majority of the value creation of a rubber tyre lay in the West.Show less
A research on how the Chinese economic influence in Suriname in the period 2000-2019 compares with China’s international economic strategy elsewhere in the developing world; Chinese economic...Show moreA research on how the Chinese economic influence in Suriname in the period 2000-2019 compares with China’s international economic strategy elsewhere in the developing world; Chinese economic activities in Suriname has been rising tremendously over the recent decades, but does this mean that Suriname also runs the risk of getting caught in a debt trap, as feared for many other third world countries, or is Suriname a different case? And what role does the Chinese ethnic population of Suriname play in the increasing Chinese economic dominance in Suriname? A wide set of sources, both static and empirical, have been studied to form an answer to these questions.Show less
In februari 1992 werd in Maastricht het Verdrag betreffende de Europese Unie getekend, beter bekend als het Verdrag van Maastricht. De totstandkoming van het Verdrag kent een hobbelige politieke...Show moreIn februari 1992 werd in Maastricht het Verdrag betreffende de Europese Unie getekend, beter bekend als het Verdrag van Maastricht. De totstandkoming van het Verdrag kent een hobbelige politieke geschiedenis door de uiteenlopende visies die de lidstaten van de Europese Gemeenschappen (EG) op de structuur van een toekomstige Unie hadden. Nederland, onder leiding van Kabinet Lubbers III, volgt Luxemburg in 1991 op als voorzitter van de EG, en moet in het half jaar dat volgt tot een conceptverdrag komen dat als oprichting van de Europese Unie dient. Het Dit werkstuk laat zien hoe Kabinet Lubbers III tot haar standpuntvorming komt over Europese samenwerking, hoe zij dit vertalen in een conceptverdrag, en hoe de andere lidstaten hier op reageren.Show less
In deze scriptie wordt gekeken hoe twee grote milieuconferenties van de Verenigde Naties, de Earth Summit in 1992 en het Kyotoprotocol in 1997, invloed hebben gehad op de ontwikkeling van het...Show moreIn deze scriptie wordt gekeken hoe twee grote milieuconferenties van de Verenigde Naties, de Earth Summit in 1992 en het Kyotoprotocol in 1997, invloed hebben gehad op de ontwikkeling van het Nederlands milieubeleid in de periode 1989-2001. Hierbij wordt ook aandacht geschonken aan de ontwikkeling van het Europees milieubeleid en de rol die Nederland heeft gespeeld bij het tot stand brengen van dit beleid. Het Nederlands milieubeleid bestaat immers voor een groot gedeelte uit Europese regelgeving.Show less
The shadow banking system grew enormously in the decades before 2008 in the United States and is widely considered to have been crucial in the financial crisis of 2008. Since the growth of shadow...Show moreThe shadow banking system grew enormously in the decades before 2008 in the United States and is widely considered to have been crucial in the financial crisis of 2008. Since the growth of shadow banking was fostered by neoliberal policies, it constitutes a good case study to establish whether these policies have changed after the crisis. To what extent does neoliberalism still dominate government and monetary policy on shadow banking in the US after the crisis of 2008, and why is this so? I identify four main problems with shadow banking that arose when the crisis hit: a maturity mismatch, securitization, leverage and the size and interconnectedness of the financial system. I investigate the immediate response to the crisis, as well as longer term reform and regulatory efforts considering the four identified problems. I conclude neoliberalism is still dominant, but economic policies have most definitely changed during and after the crisis. In the proposed, implemented and ongoing reform agenda neoliberal economic fundamentals as financial innovation and market efficiency are not under scrutiny. Reform tries to limit the dangers from the most notorious excesses, but even now, not even ten years after the crisis, some of these excesses are already slowly returning.Show less
In this thesis an overview is given of the way the Drummond estate management adjusted to changes in the social economic situation in Perthshire, Scotland. Subjects discussed are the Perthshire...Show moreIn this thesis an overview is given of the way the Drummond estate management adjusted to changes in the social economic situation in Perthshire, Scotland. Subjects discussed are the Perthshire region and Drummond family, estate income, and the relationship between landowner and tenant.Show less
