Open AccessDetecting the function of finance through history.
Author(s) -
Christiaan van Bochove,
Christopher L. Colvin,
Oscar Gelderblom
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tseg/tijdschrift voor sociale en economische geschiedenis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.183
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2468-9068
pISSN - 1572-1701
DOI - 10.52024/tseg.11076
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , function (biology) , narrative , work (physics) , resource (disambiguation) , field (mathematics) , finance , sociology , economics , engineering , computer science , art , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , computer network , literature , mathematics , evolutionary biology , pure mathematics , biology
This special review article profiles the work of Joost Jonker, who retires from his chair at the University of Amsterdam in 2021. We situate Joost’s work in the international literature on the financing of governments, businesses and households, showing how his contributions to the field of financial history mirror wider trends. We focus on Joost’s preferred methodology (the analytic narrative) and his preferred theory (the functional perspective). We conclude with a discussion of possible future developments in the field of financial history. Our intention is for this article to become a useful resource for new scholars entering the field of financial history, particularly on topics relating to the Low Countries.