The Strictures of Inheritance: The Dutch Economy in the Nineteenth Century

by Jan Luiten van Zanden

A major feat of research and synthesis, this book presents the first comprehensive history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century--an important but poorly understood piece of European economic history. Based on a detailed reconstruction of extensive economic data, the authors account for demise of the Dutch economy's golden age. After showing how institutional factors combined to make the Dutch economy a victim of its own success, the book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691114382
• ISBN13: 9780691114385
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.4"