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 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
