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Jaco Zuijderduijn . Photo

Jaco Zuijderduijn

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Jaco Zuijderduijn . Photo

Medieval capital markets : Markets for 'renten', State Formation and Private Investment in Holland (1300-1550)

Author

  • Jaco Zuijderduijn

Summary, in English

Institutions that allow for the accumulation of capital were as crucial to economic growth throughout history as they are today. But whereas historians often focus on the precursors of modern banking institutions, little is known of any alternatives that may have served similar purposes prior to their rise. This study focuses on the institutional framework of markets for 'renten', a type of long-term debt that enabled economic development in much of Northwest Europe in the late Middle Ages. In the county of Holland, these markets allowed large segments of the public and private sectors to reallocate capital. This study thus uncovers the medieval capital markets in the region that was to become the core of the Dutch Republic.

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Publication/Series

Global Economic History Series

Volume

2

Document type

Book

Publisher

Brill

Topic

  • Economic History

Keywords

  • financial history
  • economic history

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1872-5155
  • ISBN: 9789047429098
  • ISBN: 9789004175655