Bøker av Bas (Distinguished Professor of Transitions of Economy and Society van Bavel

Bas van Bavel offers a panoramic view of over 1000 years of history to understand why market economies are fundamentally incompatible with long-run prosperity, equity, and broad participation in decision-making. He also connects with current debates on the future of capitalism and the causes and effects of inequality.

The Low Countries - an area roughly embracing the present-day kingdoms of the Netherlands and Belgium - underwent remarkable developments in the Middle Ages. Manors and Markets charts the social and economic history of this vibrant region from the early medieval period to the seventeenth century.