Buitenzorg in 1805
The Role of Money and Credit in a Colonial Frontier Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3630158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Boomgaard (Royal Tropical Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-58 |
| Publication date | 1986-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x00013597 |
| OpenAlex | W2055339505 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 4 |
By an edict of 15 February 1805 the Governor-General ordered the Chinese moneylenders from the town of Buitenzorg to report to the Commissioner of Native Affairs how much money the inhabitants of the Buitenzorg Regency owed them. Non-compliance with this order would result in cancellation of the debts. The Commissioner compiled a list, based on these reports, dated 30 June 1805. In 45 pages, consisting of 672 entries, the debtors of and debts to 26 Chinese are listed. The debtors and debts are listed under their creditor, the Chinese moneylender. The entries are probably given as they were reported by the Chinese themselves, although there is no logic in the ordering of the names. An 'ideal' entry yields the following data: name of moneylender, name of debtor, his place of residence, year that the debt was incurred, amount of money borrowed with sawahs (wet rice fields) as collateral, number of pétak (embanked ricefield) sawah, amount borrowed with buffaloes as a collateral, number of buffaloes, amount of cash borrowed (without securities), amount of credit for merchandise, amount of annual interest, number of years paid, number of years still to be paid
Business · Cash · Collateral · Creditor · Debt · Debtor · Economics · Financial system · Frontier · Governor · Order (exchange · Political science · Asian Studies and History · Engineering · Finance · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.26 |
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| Citation span | 1988 - 2022 (35) |
| Highly cited | No |