Medieval Capital Markets

C.J. Zuijderduijn Ph.D. (2007) in History, Utrecht University, is a postdoc researcher at the department of Economic and Social History at Utrecht University. He publishes on the history of capital markets, and the mobility of capital in families and households.

• List of TablesList of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionMedieval capital markets? Medieval holland: political economyHistoriographyResearch questionsChapter 1. Central governmentEstablishing sovereigntyAdministration of justiceEconomic policyConclusionChapter 2. State formation, institutional change and markets for public debtThe limits of comital credit: floating debtTapping into rich resources: foreign capital markets and the creation of funded debtThe century of public debtConclusionChapter 3. Public interest? The institutional framework of markets for public debtPositive institutions. The organization of funded debtPositive institutions. The development of personal executionNegative institutions. Coping with defaultConclusionChapter 4. The emergence of markets for public debtThe financial nexus: DordrechtThe rise of markets for public debtGeographical diffusion of public debtConclusionChapter 5. The institutional framework of markets for private debtLocal courts as pivotal points in economic exchangePublic bodies as agents of institutional changeInstitutional frameworkConclusionChapter 6. The emergence of markets for private debtQualitative aspectsQuantitative aspects: renten in Edam and de zeevangInterest ratesConclusionChapter 7. Medieval capital markets in Northwest EuropeGovernment funding in Northwest EuropeMarkets for public debt in Northwest EuropeMarkets for private debt in Northwest EuropeThe Italian city states and EnglandConclusionConclusionAppendixReferencesIndex