The Discovery of Oil And The Urgency of The Dutch Indies Mining Act 1899

AbstractThis article describes the historical background of the passing of the Dutch Indies Mining Act of or the Indische Mijnwet, the factors that led to the passing of the Act, and the obstacles and the responses of some parties to the act. Various factors that influenced the passing of the act were not separated from the changes within the political situation in The Netherlands and in the archipelago itself regarding the relationship between the Dutch and other powers, such as the British and local authorities, as well as the expansion of markets and production that were carried out by Amer... Mehr ...