Van Metaaldraadlamp tot Agnetapark. Het Nederlands kapitalisme in de twintigste eeuw
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https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.10345Keywords:
Nederlandse geschiedenis, History, Low Countries, Nederland, CapitalismAbstract
In dit recensie-artikel bespreekt Jeroen Touwen de tussen 2008 en 2015 verschenen zevendelige reeks met de titel Bedrijfsleven in Nederland in de Twintigste Eeuw, geschreven door vijftien auteurs, en de Engelstalige bundel waarin de belangrijkste conclusies worden samengevat en aangevuld met enkele nieuwe inzichten. In welke mate voldoet deze serie aan de huidige bedrijfshistorische inzichten? Wordt er een verbinding gelegd met de nationale kenmerken van het business system, alsmede met de oorsprong en ontwikkeling van economische groei, en verheft deze geschiedschrijving zich boven die van het individuele bedrijf? Dit recensie-artikel plaatst de reeks, die een brede waaier aan kleurrijke feiten en gebeurtenissen bevat, in de context van recente bedrijfshistorische literatuur. Met name de conclusies op het gebied van het vergelijkend kapitalisme worden onder de loep genomen.
From Filament Bulb to Agneta Park: Dutch Capitalism in the Twentieth Century
In this review article, Jeroen Touwen discusses a series of seven books published between 2008 and 2015 under the title Bedrijfsleven in Nederland in de Twintigste Eeuw (Business in the Netherlands in the Twentieth Century), and the edited volume in English that contains the major conclusions and has some further reflections on the characteristics of Dutch capitalism. To which extent does the series meet recent demands of business history? Is the narrative connected with the characteristics of the national business system and the origins and development of economic growth? And does this business history transcend the microeconomic history of the individual company? This review article positions the series, with its wide and colourful range of facts and events, in the context of recent literature on business history. It particularly examines the conclusions on comparative capitalism.
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