History of Political Economy

Jolink, Albert, 1962-
Blaug, Mark.
A Brief History of History of Economic Thought Teaching in the Netherlands
History of Political Economy - Volume 34, Annual Supplement, 2002, pp. 148-153

Duke University Press

Albert Jolink and Mark Blaug - A Brief History of History of Economic Thought Teaching in the Netherlands - History of Political Economy - Annual Supplement to Volume 34 History of Political Economy Annual Supplement to Volume 34 (2002) 148-153 A Brief History of History of Economic Thought Teaching in the Netherlands Albert Jolink and Mark Blaug The history of the history of economic thought teaching in the Netherlands is an unwritten story. It consists of scattered, local, individual stories and of particular events that have remained unnoticed in Dutch histories of higher education. Yet, in retrospect, the individual stories and events build up an impressively consistent picture of a history of history of economic thought teaching in Dutch economics curricula. The information that has shaped this brief history comes from those who were involved in the teaching of the history of economic thought at Dutch universities during the period 1945-2001. These (oral) histories were gathered by interviewing several generations of lecturers at different universities in the Netherlands. Due to the relatively low mobility of Dutch lecturers during a large part of the period under investigation, most individual stories related to the specific circumstances of one university town and could often be confirmed by predecessors or successors. The sheer size of the country, with at most nine faculties offering (elements of) an economics curriculum, offers the...