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Book SynopsisPresents the history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century. This book shows how institutional factors combined to make the Dutch economy a victim of its own success and traces its subsequent emergence as a modern industrial economy. It argues that the economic and political development of the Netherlands can be understood only in tandem.
Trade Review"A scientific masterpiece... The political dimension of the book renders its economic material more juicy and appealing to a wider audience."--P.A.G. Van Bergeijk, NRC Handelsblad "This is a major work."--A. van der Zwan, Trouw "The authors demonstrate how the economic history of the Netherlands between 1780 and 1914 can be effectively rewritten on the basis of insights derived from the 'new institutional economics'... This is a wonderful book."--W. Fritschy, Nederlandse Staatscourant "This immensely impressive book is underpinned by a major collaborative research project ... to reconstruct the Dutch national accounts from 1800-1913... This fine book stands as a major landmark, not only in the economic history of The Netherlands, but of Europe as a whole."--David Ormrod, Economic History Review
