Public finance of the Dutch Republic in comparative perspective : the viability of an early modern federal state (1570s-1795) /

This study offers an overview of the development and structure of the remarkable public finances of the Dutch Republic. Comparisons with the Venetian Republic, Britain and the Ottoman Empire underline the importance of 'urbanization trajectories' in understanding differences in fiscal perf...

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Main Author: Fritschy, Wantje (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Series:Library of economic history ; v. 9.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:This study offers an overview of the development and structure of the remarkable public finances of the Dutch Republic. Comparisons with the Venetian Republic, Britain and the Ottoman Empire underline the importance of 'urbanization trajectories' in understanding differences in fiscal performance.--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 429 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004341289
9004341285
ISSN:1877-3206 ;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 20, 2018).