'Serving the chain?' is a history of De Nederlandsche Bank in which particular attention is paid to its links with slavery, both as a factor in the economy and as a subject of political debate.

Karwan Fatah-Black is university lecturer in Social and Economic History at Leiden University.

Lauren Lauret is researcher at University College London and university lecturer in Dutch History at Leiden University.

Joris van den Tol is researcher at Queens’ College, Cambridge and university lecturer Economic History at Radboud University Nijmegen.

Table of contents; Timeline; List of figures and tables; Introduction; 1. The establishment of De Nederlandsche Bank and the abolition of the slave trade in 1814; 2. The first directors, their parents, and grandparents; 3. Inspiration after British abolition in 1833; 4. Slavery-related services; 5. Constitutional reform, abolition, and apprenticeship; Conclusion and recommendations; Afterword; Appendix 1. Legal regulation of indemnification through DNB; Appendix 2. Persons investigated and their terms of office; List of archives consulted; Notes; Literature; Index