Author: PUTTEN, FRANS-PAUL VAN DER,
Title: Corporate Behaviour and Political Risk: Dutch Companies in China 1901-1941. [First edition].
Description: Leiden, RsPac./CWNS, 2001. 8°. Original wrappers. [5], 270pp. Captioned monochrome illustrations in text of which featuring some chinese local topography, some comparative tables in text, exensive footnotes/references, full-page skech-map of China, lis of place names, sources, index, table of contents, publ. serial list[Studies in Overseas History, 2]. Important english language scholarly investigation assessing the [economic] role of the dutch in China 1901-1941: dutch investment in China, banking, shipping: Java-China-Japan line, Petroleum (Royal Dutch Shell), Harbour construction, Soap and Margarine (Unilever), Railway construction and electronics (Philips). Good copy. (a little bit dog-eared).

Keywords: china economy development industry agriculture investment dutch companies history trade exploitation exploration asia far east corporate politics