The Dutch and Indonesia The Dutch stayed in Indonesia for 350 years and during the time they stayed they had absolute power over all the nations of Indonesia. In terms of economy they applied three systems to rule over Indonesia’s spices trade‚ Mercantilism‚ Capitalism and Monopoly. However if anyone decides to think about how the Dutch managed to take over such a vast nation with millions of people only with a handful of soldiers‚ it would occur to them that this was a battle the Dutch couldn’t
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In the 1600’s‚ the Dutch Republic was one of the world’s strongest and prosperous nations founded upon their superior navy. Making the most of their convenient geographical location‚ the Netherlands had control of many important trade routes‚ particularly in the North Sea. However‚ this period of peace and economic prosperity who come to and end and the Netherlands would start to decline. The security‚ unity‚ and prosperity of the Dutch Republic was challenged by hostile foreign nations‚ economic
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ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL CASE 1.Does Shell bear some responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region of Nigeria? I believe Shell bears much responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region. One reason is the fact that Shell has received nearly $30 billion worth of oil from the Ogoni land but has not helped the Ogoni people by providing them with jobs or money to develop their lands. If Shell had provided money to the Ogoni people they could have built schools and provided health care that would
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(Accessed on 11 April 2013) Boycott Shell Essential Action (2013) [Online] Available from: http://www.essentialaction.org/shell/issues.html (Accessed April 12‚ 2013) Donovan J. (2010). Royal Dutch Shell environmental issues. [Online] Available from: http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2010/09/27/royal-dutch-shell-environmental-issues/ (Accessed April 1‚ 2013) Eklington‚ J. (2004) ‘Enter the Triple Bottom Line’ in The Triple Bottom Line- Does it all add up? Henriques & Rocjardspm (eds)‚ Earthscan
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Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria 1. Does Shell bear some responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region of Nigeria? I believe Shell is somewhat responsible for the problems. They seem to be taking advantage of a lower classed and less advanced country and its natural resources. If they had practiced better corporate responsibility then things would not have escalated as much. 2. What steps might Shell have taken to nip some of the protests against it in the butt‚ or even preempt
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Empire or Emperor? An empire is a state‚ or political system that exercises coercive power over a population. Those with larger populations are more frequently labeled as empires. They conquer‚ rule‚ and extract resources from other states and peoples. Usually‚ empires encompass a considerable variety of peoples and cultures within a single political system. The negative things that come with an empire cannot be overlooked. Many empires are known by their violence‚ exploitation‚ oppression‚ cruel
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The Roman and Han Empires both had their differences and similarities. However their similarities out-weighed their differences by a large amount. Their governments‚ economies‚ traditions‚ even their ways of agriculture made them very similar but at the same time very different. A couple of things that made them similar are The Han and the Roman Empires was two of the most powerful empires to rule their respective parts of the world‚ however they both declined and failed. Another thing was that agriculture
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and militarized process. Although the Dutch endured contestation from the incumbent peoples of Java‚ their use of violence and military discipline ultimately allowed them to succeed in transforming the East Indies from a subsistence economy into a colony of exportation where they controlled trade. Using its privileges granted by the Netherlands‚ the VOC successfully colonized Java. This involved murder‚ forced labor‚ and deforestation (76‚ Hall). The Dutch not only drove out the English--who had
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carrying weapons‚ and traveling beyond the plantation boundaries. European countries could have established empires in the Americas without resorting to coerced labor‚ but there will be a big disadvantage because more labor would be needed but there will be fewer slaves. The slavery in the Dutch colony of North America and English colonies were similar. They were similar because both the Dutch and the English colonist in the North preferred to get slaves from other New World colonies than just getting
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Empire Niall Ferguson Introduction * To the British‚ as to people in the rest of the world‚ imperialism’s golden age is now considered a stain on human history‚ an era of slavery and racism and the plunder of native lands and peoples. The notion that imperialism is inherently evil‚ and that no empire can be a good empire‚ is an axiom in today’s geopolitics. * Examines the British Empire from an economic perspective‚ controversially concluding that the British Empire was‚ on balance‚ a
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