Given Its Relatively Small Population and Lack of Obvious Resources

question 37

Essay

Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the Dutch Republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire?

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Definitions:

NDP

Net Domestic Product, a measure of a country's economic output that accounts for depreciation, representing the net value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a given time period.

Transfer Payments

Payments made by the government to individuals without any goods or services being received in return, such as welfare or unemployment benefits.

Intermediate Goods

Products used as inputs in the production of other goods, including raw materials, components, and completed inventory.

Per Capita

A statistical measure that represents the average per person, commonly used to compare economic indicators such as income or GDP among different populations.