At home on the world markets [[electronic resource] ] : Dutch international trading companies from the 16th century until the present / / Joost Jonker and Keetie Sluyterman ; [translated by Diederik van Werven]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811285903321
• Autore: Jonker Joost <1955->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: The Hague, : Sdu Uitgevers, 2000
• ISBN: 0-7735-6938-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (431 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SluytermanK. E <1949-> (Keetie E.)
• Disciplina: 382.09492
• Soggetti: Trading companies - Netherlands - History; International business enterprises - Netherlands - History; Merchants - Netherlands - History; Netherlands Commerce History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-417) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- The unfolding of a commercial world empire, 1550–1650 -- Losing the lead, 1650–1750 -- Through a dark valley, 1750–1850 -- A revolution in industry, traffic, and trade, 1850–1914 -- On the defensive, 1914–1940 -- Trade in Times of War and Decolonisation, 1940–1960 -- Trade and industry, an awkward fit, 1960–1983 -- Groping for a core business, 1983–2000 -- Conclusion -- List of Persons Interviewed -- Notes -- Literature -- Index -- Picture credits
• Sommario/riassunto: The Dutch economy has relied on trade for centuries. During the seventeenth century the Netherlands experienced a Golden Age built largely on commercial enterprise, and trade continues to be the golden link in the supply chain from producers to consumers. Yet we know very little about the business of trade and the people involved in it. What was the nature of their work, and how did it evolve through the ages? In the lavishly illustrated At Home on the World Markets Joost Jonker and Keetie Sluyterman look at mercantile dynasties - such as the Trips and the Van Eeghens - and companies - such as the famous Dutch East Indian Company VOC and the modern trading company ; Hagemeyer - that have been largely unstudied. They describe the evolution of a unique economic sector that occupies a key position in the supply chain from producers to consumers.