De maat genomen. De Nederlandse economie in de negentiende eeuw

• Main Authors: R.T. Griffiths, J. de Jong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Open Journals 2002-01-01
• Series: BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
• Subjects: Economic development
• Online Access: https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/5714

<p><strong><em>Taking Stock. The Dutch economy in the Nineteenth Century</em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></p><p>The publication entitled <em>Nederland, 1780-1914. Staat, Instituties en Economische Ontwikkeling </em>[The Netherlands, 1780-1914. The State, Institutions and Economic Development] is the<em> </em>culmination of a large-scale project called the Reconstruction of the Dutch National Accounts.<em> </em>The analyses are based on new data generated by the project. The results confirm firstly the<em> </em>occurrence of economic growth during the first half of the 19th century and, secondly, that the<em> </em>process of modern economic growth originated around 1860. Furthermore, the book stands<em> </em>out for its analysis of the interaction between politics and the economy. However, there are<em> </em>mistakes and inconsistencies in the way the statistics, on which the analyses are based, are<em> </em>presented. Also, the absence of any international comparisons in the book represents a missed<em> </em>opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>This review is part of the <a href="/391/volume/117/issue/3/">discussion forum</a> Nederland 1780-1914 (J.L. van Zanden, A. van Riel).</p>