Bedelzucht is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Practice under Governor Swart of buying off malcontents with large sums; created a ‘bedelzucht’ still noticeable in the present day.
Description
Practice under Governor Swart of buying off malcontents with large sums; created a ‘bedelzucht’ still noticeable in the present day. Current administration head cannot meet the demand, though large sums are still paid in toelagen, onderstanden, studiefondsen.
Significance
The term Bedelzucht is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 405.