Globalization and the colonial origins of the great divergence : intercontinental trade and living standards in the Dutch East India Company's commercial empire, c. 1600-1800 / by Pim de Zwart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Zwart, Pim.

Series:

Global Economic History Series 11.

Global economic history series ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cost and standard of living--History.

Cost and standard of living.

Consumption (Economics)--History.

Consumption (Economics).

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie--History.

Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Globalization and the Colonial Origins of the Great Divergence Pim de Zwart examines the Dutch East India Company’s intercontinental trade and its effects on living standards in various regions on the edges of the Indian Ocean in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Contrary to conventional views, De Zwart finds significant evidence of the integration of global commodity markets, an important dimension of globalization, before the 1800s. The effects of this globalization, and the associated colonialism, were diverse and could vary between and within regions. As globalization and colonialism affected patterns of economic development across the globe they played a part in the rise of global economic inequality, known as the ‘Great Divergence’, in the early modern period.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Early Modern Globalization

Prices and Consumption Patterns

Wages and the Standard of Living

Population, Households and Labour Markets

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Weights and Measures

Appendix 2: Coins and Silver Values

Appendix 3: Kcal and Protein

Appendix 4: Creating the Price Series

Appendix 5: An Alternative Method for Dealing with Gaps in the Price Data

Appendix 6: The Wage Data

Appendix 7: Estimating Population Trends for Ceylon

Appendix 8: Occupational Structure of Ceylon

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 23, 2016).

ISBN:

90-04-29966-1

OCLC:

948670525

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004299665 DOI