The economic consequences of the Dutch [electronic resource] : economic integration around the North Sea, 1500-1800 / Christiaan van Bochove.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bochove, Christiaan van.

Series:

Close encounters with the Dutch.

Close encounters with the Dutch

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Sea--Economic integration.

North Sea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Aksant, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Between 1550 and 1800 the Northern Netherlands went through a period of intense economic development. This did not leave the surrounding regions untouched. International trade blossomed, tens of thousands of foreign workers found employment in the Netherlands and many millions of guilders were channelled abroad to finance foreign commercial undertakings and government policies. This book offers the first systematic analysis of the international impact of Dutch economic development and investigates the economic consequences of Dutch dominance in the areas bordering the North Sea. By using a wid

Contents:

The economic consequences of the Dutch; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 | Introduction; 2 | The integration of goods markets in northern Europe; 3 | Labour markets and wage convergence; 4 | The integration of Denmark-Norway in the Dutch capitalmarket; 5 | Dutch foreign investment in a broader perspective; 6 | Relative prices,markets and consumers; 7 | Relative prices, markets and producers; 8 | Conclusion; Appendix I Grain prices and data properties; Appendix II Nominal wages, metallic content and grain prices

Appendix III Constructing welfare ratios for Copenhagen and StockholmAppendix IV List of Dutch loans provided to the Danish Kings; Appendix V List of Dutch loans provided to semi-private companies; Appendix VI List of Dutch plantation loans; Appendix VII Estimating Dutch investment in England, 1694-1791; Appendix VIII Dutch and English imports of balks and sawn pieces from the Baltic,1600-1795; Appendix IX The price of a Dutch sawmill; Summary in Dutch; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-25942-7

9786613259424

90-485-1544-0

OCLC:

751963313