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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)

Author
Lamas, Rosmarie Wank-Nolasco
Title
Ascension and fall of Macau as a historical commerical entrepôt between the middle kingdom and the barbarian nations near and far ( Mid-16th to Mid-19th century)
Journal Name
Euro Asia Journal of Management
Pub. Info
Jan. 1999, No.17, pp. 7-28
Abstract
Paragraph Headings: 1. Introduction 2. The attraction of the east 2.1. On the search for "Chiristians and spices" 2.2. The establishment of the "Esrado Da India" 2.3. Reaching China 3. The world of the Chinese at the arrival of the portuguese 3.1. China's "closed-door policy" and the consequences on its economy 3.2. The tributary system as an expression of Chinese superiority in the world 3.3. The discovery of Japan and the beginning of the Lucrative Japan Trade 4. Macau: The final abode of the Portuguese in China 4.1. The Japan trade as the basis of Macau's wealth and fortune 4.2. Macau as city in its own right 5. Foreign interference in the Portuguese Japan trade and its definitive end 5.1. The dutch and british threat to Macau 5.2. The end of the first cycls of Macau's prosperity due to the collapse of the Japan trade 5.3. Macau's isolation from the other trading routes: Canton, Manila and Malacca 6. Macau's new rise to pprosperity due to the presence of foreign traders 6.1. Increasing European pressure to open up China commerically 6.2. The canton system of trade: Its structure, regulations, and prohibitions 6.3. Macau's new international flair and prosperity 6.4. British domination of the canton trade: the relationship betwen tea, sliver, and opium 6.5. Chinese measures against the opium trade and the British exodus to Hong Kong 7. Macau's gradual decline vis-à-vis Hong Kong and the treaty ports 7.1. Hong Kong's first years as British colony: A seemingly unrewarding possession 7.2. Macau becomes a free port and the introduction of licensed gambling 7.3. The destructive impact of Hong Kong and of the treaty ports on Macau's economy 8. Final remarks