Medieval Capital Markets

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Medieval Capital Markets is written by C. J. Zuijderduijn and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004175652 (ISBN 10) and 9789004175655 (ISBN 13).

Institutions that allow for the accumulation of capital were as crucial to economic growth throughout history as they are today. But whereas historians often focus on the precursors of modern banking institutions, little is known of any alternatives that may have served similar purposes prior to their rise. This study focuses on the institutional framework of markets for 'renten', a type of long-term debt that enabled economic development in much of Northwest Europe in the late Middle Ages. In the county of Holland, these markets allowed large segments of the public and private sectors to reallocate capital. This study thus uncovers the medieval capital markets in the region that was to become the core of the Dutch Republic.