The History of Public Administration in the Dutch Caribbean

Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 78 The Early Colonial Era .............................................................................................................. 79

First Period (1634-1688) ...................................................................................................... 79 Second Period (1648-1791) ................................................................................................. 80 Third Period (1795-1914) .....................................................................................................81

The Oil Era and Industrialization (1915-1960)......................................................................... 83 After the Oil Era ....................................................................................................................... 84