{"product_id":"the-first-modern-economy-success-failure-and-perseverance-of-the-dutch-economy-1500-1815-hardback-9780521570619","title":"The First Modern Economy; Success, Failure, and Perseverance of the Dutch Economy, 1500–1815 (Hardback) 9780521570619","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe First Modern Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSuccess, Failure, and Perseverance of the Dutch Economy, 1500–1815\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive economic history of the Netherlands, the first truly modern economy, during its rise to European economic leadership.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJan de Vries (Author), Ad van der Woude (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521570619, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 May 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e792 pages, 68 b\/w illus.  11 maps  102 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm, 1.22 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...this monumental work shows how useful economic history, when properly integrated with social and political history, can be comprehending how the world functioned in the past.\"    Richard W. Unger, Journal of Modern History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe First Modern Economy provides a comprehensive economic history of the Netherlands during its rise to European economic leadership, the 'Golden Age', and subsequent decline (1500–1815). The authors argue that it was the first modern economy, and defend their position with detailed analyses of its major economic sectors, as well as investigations of social structure and macro-economic performance. Dutch economic history is placed in its European and world context, and inter-continental and colonial trade are discussed fully. Special emphasis is placed on the environmental context of economic growth and later decline, as well as on demographic developments. The authors also argue that the Dutch model of development and stagnation is applicable to currently maturing economies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. By way of introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Structures: 2. Space and time, structures and conjunctures\u003cbr\u003e 3. The people\u003cbr\u003e 4. Money and taxes, borrowing and lending\u003cbr\u003e 5. Three questions\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Sectors: 6. Agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fishing\u003cbr\u003e 8. Industry\u003cbr\u003e 9. Foreign trade until the mid-seventeenth century\u003cbr\u003e 10. Foreign trade after the mid-seventeenth century\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Analysis: 11. City and country: the social structure of a modern economy\u003cbr\u003e 12. The standard of living and the labor market\u003cbr\u003e 13. The course of the economy: a macroeconomic analysis\u003cbr\u003e 14. Postlude.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46066000036120,"sku":"9780521570619","price":139.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521570619i.jpg?v=1691408680","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-first-modern-economy-success-failure-and-perseverance-of-the-dutch-economy-1500-1815-hardback-9780521570619","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}