Overview
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Provides a long-run economic analysis of the Dutch paper industry through various phases of capitalism
- Situates the Dutch paper industry in wider national and global networks of trade and production
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History (PEHS)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
This open access book is the first to provide an analysis of the Dutch paper industry over a period encompassing six centuries. Responding to a trend of renewed scholarly interest in paper industries and production, the book seeks to illuminate the factors behind this relatively small national industry’s centuries-long survival.
Previous historical research has shown that sets of colonial, trade, merchant and family networks, tightly interwoven through a dense web of capital, were crucial for paper production and trade in early modern Europe. This book situates the Dutch paper industry within these overlapping contexts and their shifting dynamics over time, and historicizes the challenges and obstacles it had to overcome through four phases of capitalism: the rise of Dutch capitalism (1580–1815), Dutch monarchic liberalism (1815–1914), Fordism (1914–1980), and post-Fordism (1980 until now). Each chapter covers not only technological advancements in the industry, but its development alongside further determining dimensions, such as state-industry relations (industry policies), labour-capital relations (unions) and competition and cooperation, overall painting a picture of how the industry adapted to and endured changes in national and global networks surrounding the industry. This book will be of broad interest to scholars of economic and business history, as well as industrial history, political economy, and management studies.
“This publication was supported by funds from the Publication Fund for Open Access Monographs of the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany.”
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Martha Emilie Ehrich is a postdoctoral researcher at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in Germany, researching gender equity policies in the film industry. Having completed a PhD at Radboud University in the Netherlands, Ehrich’s primary research interests span network research, economic history and political economy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Dutch Paper Industry from 1580 to the Present
Book Subtitle: The Survival of a Long-Established Industry
Authors: Martha Emilie Ehrich
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54324-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-54323-4Published: 01 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-54324-1Published: 29 February 2024
Series ISSN: 2662-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 149
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic History, Economic Growth, History of Technology