Mangkunegaran sugar industry, from family owner to state business management

• Main Author: Wasino,
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DS Asia
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/14515/1/31.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/14515/; http://www.iaha2014.uum.edu.my/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

There were many sugar Industry in Java during the Ducht Colonial time in Indonesia.From the owner, there were own by the Chinese, Dutch, and indegeneus people.From the location there were located at the area direct ruled and non direct ruled by the Dutch.Mangkunagaran sugar Industry were owned by indegeneus people and located on Surakarta, non direct ruled area that uniq caracteristhic compare the others.This article based on historical researced used some document from Mangkunagaran Collection and Dutch Collection in National Archive in Indonesia and Denhaag. The researched finding show that Mangukugaran sugar Industry were constructed at the early time of Liberal Era of Dutch Colonial in Indonesia. At the first time (1861-1888), the owner and management was the king of Mangkunagaran and the family. Mangkunagara IV and predecessor (Mangkunagara V) as owner and manager. Since 1899, after Mangkunagara VI took the throne (1896-1916), the Mangkunagaran Sugar industry was become state management.It was sparated between owner and manager.The factory managament was on the hand of super intendent at the top level and administrateur ad the factory level.When the management was directly on the hand of Mangkunagaran family.the production of sugar was fluctuating, very good production when the manager was Mangkunagara IV (1861-1884), and be collapsed at the reign of Mangkunagara V (1884-1896).When the management was sparated from the owner the production tend to high.The sugar industry was the most prominent state income that supported Mangkunagaran state budget.