▁Form osa , ▁and ▁Cape ▁Col ony ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁hem is phere . ▁Since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Dutch ▁colonial ism , ▁the ▁metropol is ▁expressed ▁more ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁national ity ▁aspect ▁of ▁their ▁colon ies . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁policy ▁of ▁assim ilation ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁colon ies , ▁as ▁in ▁some ▁French ▁colon ies . ▁Even ▁though , ▁colon ies ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁profit , ▁politics ▁and ▁laws ▁were ▁controlled ▁by ▁Dutch men ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁local ▁el ites . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁hem is phere ▁the ▁Dutch ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁as ▁new com ers ▁impos ing ▁their ▁rules , ▁whereas ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁the ▁Dutch ▁created ▁their ▁own ▁subject ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁local ▁society . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Hem is phere ▁The ▁populations ▁of ▁Dutch ▁colon ies ▁were ▁all ▁considered ▁subjects ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁and ▁given ▁limited ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁rights . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁in ▁particular , ▁were ▁always ▁of ▁greater ▁interest ▁than ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁The ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁always ▁brought ▁great ▁capital ▁to ▁the ▁metropol is ▁and ▁contributed ▁significantly ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁economy . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁desire ▁to ▁create ▁integrated ▁Dutch ▁and ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁soci eties ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁however , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁colonial ▁policy ▁towards ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁changed ▁and ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁liberal