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232. xi. I.1 Population in the Netherlands at census counts, 1815–1971, with sex ratio and average annual rate of increase. 9. I.2 Birth rates, death rates, infant mortality rates and marriage. rates in the Netherlands, ten–year intervals, 1840–1955. 10. I.3 Migration surplus/deWcit in the Netherlands, 1815–1909.
1. Three Phases of Dutch Economic Growth and Technological Change , 1815-1997. Jan-Pieter Smits, Herman de Jong and Bart van Ark N.W. Posthumus Instituut/ Groningen Growth and Development Centre1. Abstract In this paper we analyze the dynamics of Dutch economic growth for the period 1815-1997. By applying a simple econometric technique ...
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- Dutch Openness and Dependency↑
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At least until 1940, when German troops attacked Western Europe once again, Berlin’s 1914 decision to ignore Belgium’s neutrality and honour that of its similarly small northern neighbour, had massive consequences for both countries. In Belgium it is generally believed that the Netherlands profited from the war, while many Dutch are barely aware of...
By 1885, the 19th century’s canalization of the Rhine was almost complete. Over the next thirty years, the scale of steam-tugged trains of barges increased constantly. Consequently, freight rates dropped 80 percent while rail tariffs remained stable. This suited perfectly the increasing demand for transport in the industrial heart of Western Europe...
As a substantial part of German trade went through the Netherlands, in 1909, after the Declaration of London was signed, Helmuth von Moltke (1848-1916), Chief of the German General Staff, decided to keep the Dutch out of any European conflict. According to the Declaration, in times of war trade would go on. Neutral ships only had to hand over their...
From August 1914, the Dutch were confronted with huge economic problems. Around 9 percent of the labour force had been sent to the army, foreign supply was cut off, and financial markets panicked. However, the informal September 1914 Dutch-German agreement on coal supply soon created stability and before the end of 1914 import substitution and gove...
As mentioned above, the NOT’s policy meant that industry could continue. According to Van der Bie’s statistical reconstruction (see Table 1), however, the economic setback was severe. In 1914 industrial production decreased over 5 percent and stabilized in 1915. Employment also remained low initially, but grew in 1916. According to the Director-Gen...
Cutting off imports generated opportunities. Competition disappeared not just because of the blockade, but also because the belligerents needed their goods at home. Dutch companies thus obtained opportunities to gain better positions in post-war competition. When the economic struggle reached its peak in 1917 nothing was left for non-belligerents. ...
After 1914, industrial production recovered. 1916 was a year of high employment. Due to high demand and limited supply, prices increased while wages stagnated. Thus, between 1913 and 1917 real labour costs declined by 17 percent, yielding high profits. The increase in competitiveness is partly explained by the growth of capital stock by 4.6 percent...
When the armistice was signed, Dutch industry was ready to supply the continent. However, the 1918 truce did not immediately result in orders. Many expected lower prices and waited. 1919 brought improvement to some industries, but uncertainty remained. Compared to the war years, improvements were undeniable, but for some industries developments wer...
The blockade and submarine warfare were much more than a barrier to trade. World War I crushed the transnational northwest European economic region. Dutch businesses had to survive in a completely different setting. From 1915 growing domestic demand resulted in spontaneous import substitution, often involving horizontal and vertical integration. A ...
The Liberal Period in Dutch Colonial History With the formal end of the Cultivation System, the so-called Liberal Period also started in the colony. That at least was the heading above the 1870– 1900 period in traditional Dutch colonial history books before the end of empire in 1949, preceded by the Cultivation System Years and followed by
- Elsbeth Locher-Scholten
- 2012
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.
- ryantino paundra
The period from 1870 to 1914 represented the high-water mark of nineteenth-century globalization, which, as Chapter 4 in Volume 1 showed, had been developing since the end of the Napoleonic Wars. This chapter will explore several dimensions of this globalization, as well as its effects on the European economy. Since the topic is vast, our focus ...
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In fact, the best numbers we have suggest that the rate of economic growth before 1760 and the rate of. growth between 1760 and 1830 were both on the order of about .5% per capita per annum. If there. was an acceleration, a “take-off into sustained growth” as we used to call it decades ago, it post-dated.
