Dutch Golden Age

How a Dutch Bookkeeper Invented the Stock Market

A Dutch accountant's margin calculation in 1602 accidentally created the first corporation and changed how the world does business forever.

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Netherlands17th CenturyEconomicsDutch East India CompanyAmsterdamFinanceCapitalismInnovationIsaac Le MaireStock MarketCorporate History

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