{"id":20326,"date":"2025-05-28T13:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/informatie\/trustee-of-the-netherlands-antilles\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:19:27","slug":"trustee-of-the-netherlands-antilles","status":"publish","type":"informatie","link":"https:\/\/dutchcaribbeanheritage.org\/pap-cw\/informashon\/trustee-of-the-netherlands-antilles\/","title":{"rendered":"Trustee of the Netherlands Antilles"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Trustee of the Netherlands Antilles’ is a comprehensive study by Dutch economic historian Jaap van Soest that offers an exploration of the monetary and economic evolution of the Netherlands Antilles over a span of 150 years.<\/span> Focusing particularly on the history of the Bank van de Nederlandse Antillen (BNA), the work delves into the institution’s establishment in 1828 and its development into the oldest still-operating central bank in the Western Hemisphere.<\/span><\/p>\n

The book is structured into two interwoven narratives: one detailing the chronological history of the BNA, and the other providing a broader analysis of the economic development of the Netherlands Antilles.<\/span> Van Soest utilizes primary sources from the bank’s archives, the Central Historical Archives of the Netherlands Antilles, and the General State Archives in the Netherlands to support his research.
\nKey themes include the challenges of establishing a stable monetary system in a colonial context, the impact of global economic shifts on the local economy, and the bank’s role during significant periods, such as the oil boom after 1915 and the tumultuous years of World War II. The study also examines the complexities of governance and economic policy in a colonial setting, highlighting tensions between local autonomy and metropolitan control.
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Contents<\/h4>\n

Introduction ….. IX
\nPreface ….. XI<\/p>\n

I Prospectus\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0money, banking and the economy before 1828\u00a0<\/em>….. 1
\nII Opening the account\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0money and banking, 1826-1828 ….. <\/em>29
\nIII Stagnant economy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the Antillean economy, 1828-1848<\/em> ….. 51
\nIV Dilemma of payees Economic revival\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0money and banking, 1828-1848<\/em>\u00a0….. 77
\nVIA Credit without confidence\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the Antillean economy, 1848-1881<\/em>….. 101
\nVIB Charity or business ?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 money and banking, 1848-1881 <\/em>\u00a0….. 127
\nVII Economy in relapse the first private banks,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the Antillean economy, 1881-1915 \u00a0…..\u00a0<\/em>167
\nVIII Fourfold reconstruction\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 money and banking, 1881-1907\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>….. 193
\nIX Boom without economy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the Antillean economy, 1915-1940 \u00a0…..\u00a0<\/em>225
\nX Top of the list\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0money and banking, 1907-1940 <\/em>….. 249
\nXI Economy for war and peace\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the Antillean economy, 1940-1961 <\/em>….. 249
\nXII Revolving credit\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0money and banking, 1940-1961 …..\u00a0<\/em>305
\nXIII In search of a future\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0money, banking and the economy after 1961\u00a0…..\u00a0<\/em>331<\/p>\n

Appendix: the (Cura\u00e7aosche) Bank\/Bank van de Nederlandse Antillen
\nI Basic documents, 1828, 1907, 1961\u00a0<\/em>….. 353
\nII Officers, 1828-1978 ….. 371
\nIII Figures, 1828-1976 Bibliography Notes Index\u00a0<\/em>….. 374
\nBibliography \u00a0<\/em>….. 379
\nNotes\u00a0<\/em>….. 388
\nIndex\u00a0<\/em>….. 417<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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