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, political economy – the tool of commerce – was often considered the natural counterpart of warfare – the tool of empire. In many regards political economy was – and still is – considered an appealing ... & Co.’s colonial and overseas trade and finance between ca. 1726 and 1770, in connection to their political and colonial-administrative networks in the Dutch Republic during that period. Subsequently, he
(1994) recently obtained his research Master in Colonial and Global History from Leiden University. He is currently doing research on the circulation of ideas of political economy in nineteenth-century ... Sicily, following his interests in intellectual history of political economy. and global economic history. X close Abstract Books under review: Johan Mathew, Margins of the Market. Trafficking
coalitions Dennie Oude Nijhuis In this excellent book on the postwar evolution of the Dutch political economy, Jeroen Touwen deals with a question that has long puzzled political economists: how is it ... from the process of depillarization and associated tendency towards greater political party fragmentation, to the ongoing decline in union membership and more recent surge in small self-employment, have
Over the last few decades most guild studies in medieval history have successfully shifted towards a growing attention for the ‘extra-economic’ aspects of guilds, pointing at the social, political ... a stronger emphasis on the functionality of social ties among craftsmen within the organization of manufacture and the guild’s political economy by investigating the social networks among a population
studies the general political-economic history of British colonialism in Africa through a fiscal lens. The main argument is straightforward. The metropolitan government in London was reluctant to finance ... characterize the continent's postcolonial history. ?Taxing Colonial Africa? is composed chronologically and focuses on taxation from a political-economic macro-perspective. The book mainly deals with Kenya and
Uncertainty, its modelling and analysis have been discussed across many literatures including statistics and operational research, knowledge management and philosophy: (i) adherents to Bayesian ... Zadeh's concept of a fuzzy set; (iv) theories of sense-making in the philosophy and management literatures see knowledge and uncertainty as opposite extremes of human understanding and discuss the
explained by three interrelated factors: the direct impact of the foodcrisis, structural economic developments and the political organization of poor relief. ... effectiveness of coping strategies such as poor relief could differ according to specific regional and local political, social and economic structures and institutions in place.6 Although research remains
In this article we aim to make a case for a renewed attention to the structural social and political processes that influenced changes in early modern levels of inequality. We argue that early modern ... (exogenous) demographic trends and macro-economic growth, but by structural changes in the (political) economy of early modern society. By studying a micro-level case-study of inequality during a period of
This article advances the idea that the concept of conflict resolution, which is usual in social, economic, political and legal history of premodern Europe and in the social sciences in general, is ... conflicts, and the institutions created to this end, have been in the spotlight in economic, social, political and legal history. The topic of pre - modern conflict resolution, especially from a mercantile
This article advances the idea that the concept of conflict resolution, which is usual in social, economic, political and legal history of premodern Europe and in the social sciences in general, is ... conflicts, and the institutions created to this end, have been in the spotlight in economic, social, political and legal history. The topic of pre - modern conflict resolution, especially from a mercantile
wilted under the onslaught of relativist and post-modern attack. One proposed philosophy of science seeks to avoid such problems by adopting a strictly objectivist approach. Critical rationalism (CR), the ... . Critical rationalism (CR), the philosophy originated by Karl Popper, attempts to eliminate all inductive, justificatory and merely subjective claims by the ruthless application of deductive logic. The
grain trade on the one hand, and public grain stocks on the other. The article shows how social, political and economic characteristics of each region affected the way in which the authorities attempted ... concept of the ‘moral economy’ or notions of the ‘common good’, representing intervention primarily as the outcome of social and political conflict. Research along these lines, however, is usually not
ambivalent government. Public health was sacrificed in favour of industrial development, economic advancement and political gain. The Belgian case further underlines the need for a global ban on asbestos. ... . Strong asbestos lobby A powerful asbestos lobby was present in Belgium. Misinformation and political pressure were used to prolong the use of asbestos. The Emsens family, owner of one of the largest
cooperation between people and organisations from the economic and political sectors, which inspired the emergence of an industrial dairy cluster. The school had a difficult start because it was not clear ... local initiatives. This political climate explains why the Society was not involved in lobbying for schools in Franeker and Dokkum. Members of the association were rather liberal too, they were self
of social planning: A new approach to practical philosophy . J. Opt. Res. Soc . 36 , 878 - 881 .
structural changes and some issues remain on the political agenda for decades. Not all policy changes can be explained from this perspective. On the other hand, there is the postmodern approach, in which ... (which became part of Dutch Law). It defines refugees as persons who have a well-founded fear of persecution because of their political opinion, nationality, race, religion, or because they belonged to a
political shifts. Better understanding the causes and consequences of economic inequality seems more urgent than ever. Also within economic history the importance of the topic is on the rise. Within-country ... claims that suggest that capitalism, or the market, automatically leads to more inequality in the long-run.12 Such of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the twenty-first century’, Erasmus Journal of Philosophy
institutions are indeed a func tion of power, then strictly speaking the problem was the premodern distribution of power, rather than the guilds. Why could the political economy give rise to a rent seeking ... coalition of political elites and guild members that took advantage of the rest of society? The persistence of this alliance is also debatable, because political elites tried to suppress guilds if they could
Nijhuis describes the transformation of the Netherlands from 'laggard' to 'leader' among welfare states in the advanced political economies. Oude Nijhuis, an Assistant Professor of history at Leiden ... collections in the Netherlands, including those of the Dutch union and employer federations, the main confessional political parties and several (semi-)public agencies tasked with welfare administration. The
