Half title page; Full title page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Trade and the Dutch East India Company; Chapter 2 -- The Period of the Cultivation System; Chapter 3 The Rise of Private Initiative; Chapter 4 -- Ethical Politics and Political Frugality; Chapter 5 -- Proselytizing and Labour Management; Chapter 6 -- Care of the Sick by the Society for Combatting Leprosy; Chapter 7 -- Indonesian Nationalism and Economic Crisis; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index