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The Dutch East India Company: Corporate Empire
When the Portuguese monopoly on Asian trade began to crack, a new kind of empire rose from the marshes of the Netherlands. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the rise of the Dutch East India Company—the Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, or VOC—arguably the first modern corporation. They trace its founding in 1602, its innovative joint-stock structure, and its ruthless expansion from the Spice Islands to the coasts of India and Japan. Along the way, they discuss Jan Pieterszoon Coen's brutal conquest of the Banda Islands, the company's manipulation of clove and nutmeg markets…
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