The Dutch in Western India – 1601-1632

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A Study of Mutual Accomodation

The appearance of the joint-stock trading company at the onset of the 17th century was a function of European economic change and growth. Although all trading companies aimed at profit through trade, institutional framework of the different companies and the orientation of the governing bodies and who represented the companies as factors were dissimilar, reflecting the economic, social & political environment of the country in which they were established. The individual characters of the Dutch, English and Portuguese were different and they had different fates in India.
A comparison of the Dutch experience in western India with those on the Coromandel coast will enable the reader to gain insights into the particular characteristics of the commercial operations and structures of western India, a clearer view of the diversity that existed within the V.O.C., and an appreciation for the interplay of economic and non-economic variables in the commercial relationships between the Dutch merchant-traders and their Asian colleagues.