The VOC and the Exchange
How the VOC Laid the Foundations for the World's First Stock Exchange
Published in October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-90-5260-051-2 (ISBN)
Description
In 1602, the VOC (Dutch East India Company) was granted sole rights to trade with Asia. Published to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the VOC, this work tells the story of how the company invented permanent share capital and laid the foundations for the Amsterdam stock exchange.
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Edition
Aksant Imprint ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Amsterdam University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.)
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-90-5260-051-2 (9789052600512)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Henk den Heijer is a historian who has published largely on the history of the VOC