A Re-valuation of the Management of Dutch Taiwan
Resource
經濟論文叢刊, 44(3), 379-412
Journal
經濟論文叢刊
Journal Volume
44
Journal Issue
3
Pages
379-412
Date Issued
2016-09
Date
2016-09
Author(s)
Abstract
From an analysis of Dutch Taiwan's budget Nakamura (1964) concluded that the VOC's colonial management of Taiwan was successful, especially during the later period. However, after Koxinga defeated the Dutch in 1662, the Dutch East India Company had no intention to recover Taiwan. This seemed to be inconsistent with Nakamura's conclusion. In this paper, I first argue that Taiwan's official budget data are not suitable for judging the successfulness of the colonial management. From a re-estimation of the trade and domestic production data, I then show that the colonial management was not profitable, and explain why the Dutch were not interested in re-taking Taiwan.
Subjects
荷蘭東印度公司
財政盈餘
轉口貿易 (Dutch East India Company
budget surplus
entrep?t trade)
Type
journal article
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