Overview
- Provides an analysis of the economic and political role of cities and nobles in Italy, England and the Low Countries
- Indicates how successful companies like Semco and Google are building on centuries-old management principles
- Analyzes the role of religion for Western development in several European countries
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book investigates the performance of economic development under different forms of government, ranging from autocratic states to liberal democracies. Starting with a critical review of the literature on social and economic development, including the works of Frank Knight, Max Weber, Joseph Schumpeter and Peter Drucker, it offers a historical analysis of the expansion of markets, cities and trade in medieval Europe, and the monopolization of trade by the emerging European nation states. The book also presents a case study on the rise and decline of the Dutch Republic, discusses topics such as the disadvantages of the central direction of economic organizations, and federal decentralization as a model for promoting growth and investment, and illustrates how successful companies like Semco and Google are building on centuries-old management principles.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Maria Brouwer worked as a professor of industrial organization at the economics department of the university of Amsterdam. She also taught at Haarlem Business School, Rotterdam and Nijmegen university. Her research focuses on the economics and governance of innovation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Governmental Forms and Economic Development
Book Subtitle: From Medieval to Modern Times
Authors: Maria Brouwer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42040-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-42039-4Published: 19 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82486-4Published: 12 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-42040-0Published: 11 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 352
Topics: Economic History, Development Economics, Democracy, History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Economic Growth