Pioneers of Capitalism: The Netherlands 1000–1800 by Maarten Prak and Jan Luiten van Zanden.

Pioneers of Capitalism: The Netherlands 1000-1800 by Maarten Prak and Jan Luiten van Zanden The authors effectively highlight the Netherlands' transformative changes, demonstrating how the process contributed to the rise of capitalism and sustained economic growth. The rest of the book deals with the following centuries, when the Dutch economy continued to expand globally and enjoyed domestic prosperity, with civil society playing a vital role as the Netherlands embraced republicanism. [Extracted from the article]