Java: Or, How to Manage a Colony Showing a Practical Solution of The Questions Now Affecting British India

J.W.B. Money’s Java Or, How to Manage a Colony (1859) in two volumes offers a detailed analysis of colonial governance, using Java as a model for British India. Volume I discusse’s Java's agricultural and economic systems, proposing solutions for issues faced by British India, such as inefficiencies in trade, resource management, and governance under the East India Company. Volume II expands on these ideas, focusing on colonial administration, taxation, infrastructure, and social reforms, advocating for a more systematic, humane approach to managing colonies. Money emphasizes the importance of education, development, and strategic governance in improving colonial rule and relations with natives.