A major feat of research and synthesis, this book presents the first comprehensive history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century - an important but poorly understood piece of European economic history. Based on a detailed reconstruction of extensive economic data, the authors account for de[...]

This book brings together the results of fresh scholarly research to present a unique overview of the financial history of the Netherlands from the sixteenth century onwards. The Netherlands has always occupied a role in international finance way out of proportion with its geographical size. Since t[...]