Dutch Companies in China 1903-1941
Nicholas Kitto has sent in a PDF file of the book: Corporate Behaviour and Political Risk: Dutch Companies in China 1903-1941 by Frans-Paul van der Putten. This was freely downloadable from the Leiden University website. Unfortunately the images are absent.
HF: The book covers in some detail a variety of Dutch concerns in China. Namely:-
Chapter 2 Banking: Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij (NHM) and Nederlandsch- Indische Handelsbank (NIHB)
Chapter 3 Shipping: Java-China-Japan Lijn (JCJL)
Chapter 4 Petroleum: Royal Dutch/Shell
Chapter 5 Harbour Construction: Havenwerken
Chapter 6 Railway Construction: Nederlandsch Syndicaat voor China (Netherlands Syndicate for China, NSC)
Chapter 7 Electronics: Philips
Chapter 8 Soap and Margarine: Unilever
Source: Dutch Companies In China 1903-41 Vol 2 in a series on Studies in Overseas History: Corporate Behaviour and Political Risk: Frans-Paul van der Putten, Research School of Asian, African and Amerindian Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands, 2001
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This article was first posted on 9th January 2015.
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