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Author Teeuwen, Daniëlle.

Title Financing poor relief through charitable collections in Dutch towns, c. 1600-1800 / Daniëlle Teeuwen.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : Amsterdam University Press (Bibliovault), 2015.
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Series Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age
Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age.
Contents Cover; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; Poor relief in the Dutch Republic; Research design; 2. Organizing poor relief; Reforming medieval social care; Poor relief in a Golden Age; The system under pressure; Conclusion; 3. Financing outdoor poor relief; Income; Collections and alms boxes; Testamentary bequests and inter vivos gifts; Income from capital and real estate; Subsidies; Developments in the financing of poor relief over time; Tolerated religious charities; Expenditure; Financial management; Balancing income and expenditure; Crisis management; Conclusion; 4. Organizing collections
Types and frequencyRegulation and control; Between nudge and obligation; Conclusion; 5. The rhetoric of giving; Perceptions of poverty and charity; Civic exhortations to give; Charity as a civic and religious duty; Methods of persuasion; Religious exhortations to give; Preaching in the early modern period; Views on wealth and poverty; Charity as a Christian duty; Guidelines for giving; Conclusion; 6. Donating to collections; The donors; Collection gifts; Effective policies; The boundaries of voluntarism; Paying for poor relief; Conclusion; 7. Conclusion
Financing poor relief in the Dutch RepublicEncouraging charitable giving; Donating to collections; Differences between localities and developments over time; Explaining the success of charitable collections in the Dutch Republic; Notes; Appendices; A Financial administration of poor relief institutions; B Income of poor relief institutions; C Income of poor relief institutions corrected for inflation; D Sermons and religious writings; Bibliography; Index
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Subject Charities -- Netherlands -- Finance -- History -- 17th century.
Charities.
Netherlands.
Finance.
History.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Charities -- Netherlands -- Finance -- History -- 18th century.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Charities -- Netherlands -- Finance -- History -- 19th century.
Chronological Term 19th century
1600-1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Teeuwen, Daniëlle Financing Poor Relief through Charitable Collections in Dutch Towns, c. 1600-1800 : Amsterdam University Press,c2016 9789089647931
ISBN 9789048526116 electronic book
9048526116 electronic book
9789089647931

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