Financing poor relief through charitable collections in Dutch towns, c. 1600-1800 / Daniëlle Teeuwen.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Teeuwen, Daniëlle, author.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age.

Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charities--Netherlands--Finance--History--17th century.

Charities.

Charities--Netherlands--Finance--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In the Dutch Republic, charitable collections, which formed the financial backbone of many poor relief institutions, were regularly organised by both religious and secular authorities. This book examines both the policies of church boards and town councils in organising these charitable appeals, as well as the general population's giving behaviour. Using archival sources from the towns of Delft, Utrecht, Zwolle, and 's-Hertogenbosch, Daniëlle Teeuwen shows how these authorities deployed organisational and rhetorical tactics-including creating awareness, establishing trust, and exerting pressure-to successfully promote fundraising campaigns. Not only did many relief institutions manage to collect large annual sums, but contributions came from across the socioeconomic spectrum.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; Poor relief in the Dutch Republic; Research design; 2. Organizing poor relief; Reforming medieval social care; Poor relief in a Golden Age; The system under pressure; Conclusion; 3. Financing outdoor poor relief; Income; Collections and alms boxes; Testamentary bequests and inter vivos gifts; Income from capital and real estate; Subsidies; Developments in the financing of poor relief over time; Tolerated religious charities; Expenditure; Financial management; Balancing income and expenditure; Crisis management; Conclusion; 4. Organizing collections.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Dec 2020).

Ph. D. Utrecht University 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781040795439

1-003-69571-X

1-04-079948-5

90-485-2611-6

9781003695714

OCLC:

933295818