Gijs Dreijer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5711419 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gijs Dreijer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gijs |
| FAMILY NAME | Dreijer |
| SIGNATURE | DREIJER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0012-9336 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Private Entrepreneurship and European Imperialism
Epilogue
The epilogue shortly reflects on the present debate in Western societies on the legacies of colonialism and slavery. Taking the case of Rotterdam, the epilogue argues that while much of the societal debate has revolved around the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the Dutch involvement in present-day Indonesia, the debate may want to take into account less obvious colonial links that also existed, for example through the involvement of private entrep…
Conclusion
This chapter concludes the book and takes stock of the period between 1846 and 1914 when the Dutch entrepreneurs from the city of Rotterdam participated in the Scramble for Africa’s resources. It argues that these men made a conscious entrepreneurial choice to move into West (Central) Africa in search of commodities like palm oil and, through dispersion, became relatively successful entrepreneurs, despite the many challenges posed by the Partitio…
Dutch Entrepreneurs in the Early Scramble for Africa (1830s–1870s)
This chapter analyses the strategies of the Dutch entrepreneurs in West and West Central Africa between the 1830s and the late 1870s. While the Dutch state retained some fortifications on the Gold Coast until 1872, the Dutch proved uninterested in (West) Africa after the abolition of the slave trade in 1814. Various Dutch entrepreneurs, mainly from Amsterdam, tried to revive trade with Elmina on the Gold Coast to limited success. The chapter argu…
Dutch Entrepreneurs in Congo
Recent scholarship has increasingly emphasised that European imperialism was largely a transnational phenomenon, as actors from various nations participated in different empires through for example capital investments or (maritime) labour. Foreigners also played a role in ‘Belgian’ imperial expansion from the start. Drawing on these insights, this article analyses the role played by Dutch entrepreneurs in ‘Belgian’ imperial expansion, more specif…
Introduction
This article introduces the various articles in this forum. It first sets the scene by showing why the maritime sector forms an excellent case study to investigate risk and uncertainty in the premodern world. Second, it problematises from a historical perspective both Frank Knight's and Douglass North's approaches to risk and uncertainty, arguing that notwithstanding the lack of data, premodern commerce could properly assess both risk and uncerta…
Coda
This coda takes stock of the articles in the forum and subsequently draws some lessons from the articles on the question of how to deal with risk and uncertainty in the present. It argues that looking at how risk and uncertainty were perceived and dealt with in the early modern world allows one to envisage new solutions to deal with the major problems facing human society today, such as climate change
Maritime averages and the complexity of risk management in sixteenth-century Antwerp
This article aims to explain the hitherto unexplored role of General Average and other forms of maritime averages in risk management in sixteenth-century Antwerp. Whereas most scholarly attention has focused on insurance, this article makes the case that maritime averages also were an important tool to manage risk. The article highlights four major developments: first, concrete causes were incorporated under the General Average principle to cover…
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Maritime averages and the complexity of risk management in sixteenth-century Antwerp
This article aims to explain the hitherto unexplored role of General Average and other forms of maritime averages in risk management in sixteenth-century Antwerp. Whereas most scholarly attention has focused on insurance, this article makes the case that maritime averages also were an important tool to manage risk. The article highlights four major developments: first, concrete causes were incorporated under the General Average principle to cover…
Introduction
This article introduces the various articles in this forum. It first sets the scene by showing why the maritime sector forms an excellent case study to investigate risk and uncertainty in the premodern world. Second, it problematises from a historical perspective both Frank Knight's and Douglass North's approaches to risk and uncertainty, arguing that notwithstanding the lack of data, premodern commerce could properly assess both risk and uncerta…
Coda
This coda takes stock of the articles in the forum and subsequently draws some lessons from the articles on the question of how to deal with risk and uncertainty in the present. It argues that looking at how risk and uncertainty were perceived and dealt with in the early modern world allows one to envisage new solutions to deal with the major problems facing human society today, such as climate change
Dutch Entrepreneurs in Congo
Recent scholarship has increasingly emphasised that European imperialism was largely a transnational phenomenon, as actors from various nations participated in different empires through for example capital investments or (maritime) labour. Foreigners also played a role in ‘Belgian’ imperial expansion from the start. Drawing on these insights, this article analyses the role played by Dutch entrepreneurs in ‘Belgian’ imperial expansion, more specif…
Private Entrepreneurship and European Imperialism
Epilogue
The epilogue shortly reflects on the present debate in Western societies on the legacies of colonialism and slavery. Taking the case of Rotterdam, the epilogue argues that while much of the societal debate has revolved around the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the Dutch involvement in present-day Indonesia, the debate may want to take into account less obvious colonial links that also existed, for example through the involvement of private entrep…
Conclusion
This chapter concludes the book and takes stock of the period between 1846 and 1914 when the Dutch entrepreneurs from the city of Rotterdam participated in the Scramble for Africa’s resources. It argues that these men made a conscious entrepreneurial choice to move into West (Central) Africa in search of commodities like palm oil and, through dispersion, became relatively successful entrepreneurs, despite the many challenges posed by the Partitio…
Dutch Entrepreneurs in the Early Scramble for Africa (1830s–1870s)
This chapter analyses the strategies of the Dutch entrepreneurs in West and West Central Africa between the 1830s and the late 1870s. While the Dutch state retained some fortifications on the Gold Coast until 1872, the Dutch proved uninterested in (West) Africa after the abolition of the slave trade in 1814. Various Dutch entrepreneurs, mainly from Amsterdam, tried to revive trade with Elmina on the Gold Coast to limited success. The chapter argu…
Colonialism, slavery, and trade (4 works) · Actuarial science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Agency (philosophy) (1 works)