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Medieval capital markets [electronic resource]

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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.

Title Medieval capital markets [electronic resource] : markets for renten, state formation and private investment in Holland (1300-1550) / by C.J. Zuijderduijn.
Publisher Leiden
Boston : Brill
Creation Date 2009
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-308) and index.
English
Content Preliminary Material / J. Zuijderduijn -- Introduction / J. Zuijderduijn -- Chapter One. Central Government / J. Zuijderduijn -- Chapter Two. State Formation, Institutional Change, And Markets For Public Debt / J. Zuijderduijn -- Chapter Three. Public Interest: The Institutional Framework Of Markets For Public Debt / J. Zuijderduijn -- Chapter Four. The Emergence Of Markets For Public Debt / J. Zuijderduijn -- Chapter Five. The Institutional Framework Of Markets For Private Debt / J. Zuijderduijn -- Chapter Six. The Emergence Of Markets For Private Debt / J. Zuijderduijn -- Chapter Seven. Medieval Capital Markets In Northwest Europe / J. Zuijderduijn -- Conclusion / J. Zuijderduijn -- Appendix / J. Zuijderduijn -- References / J. Zuijderduijn -- Index / J. Zuijderduijn.
Series Global economic history series
2
Extent 1 online resource (332 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010718478005171
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