This book analyzes the evolution of the institutional structure of the Dutch political economy
since 1950. It sketches in broad strokes the origin and economic role of coordination in the …

This chapter explains the development of the Dutch corporate network of exchange-listed
firms between 1903 and 2008. A number of sociologists and historians have already …

Purpose–The broader aim of the research is to better understand the origins of firm
heterogeneity in terms of strategy and structure, looking beyond convergence pressures …

This article develops a historical perspective on the coordinated market economy of the
Netherlands and explains why it opted for compartmentalized liberalization. Two related …

In the Netherlands post-1945, strengthening the country's international competitiveness by
keeping wages low became an accepted strategy. The goal was to improve national …

Op 17 maart 1919 werd er voor het eerst in Nederland voor commerciële doeleinden zout uit
de bodem gewonnen. Dit was tweeëndertig jaar na de ontdekking van zout in de bodem bij …

This chapter looks first at the influence that the ideas and examples of two important
neighbouring countries, Great Britain and Germany, exerted on the Netherlands. Capitalism …

Since I was a child, the fact that a few people are very wealthy, while, so many live in great
misery left me astonished and irritated. When I grew to be a teenager, the question of why …