Table of Contents

Introduction.- Theories on the Emergence and Development of Central Banking.- Dutch Economy and State 1800 - 1860.- Establishment of De Nederlandsche Bank in 1814.- Corporate Governance of DNB.- Relationship to the Government.- DNB's Role in the Payment System (1814 - 1852).- DNB's Credit Policy (1814 - 1870).- Summary and Conclusion.- Annexes: Granger Causality Test, Market Rate and Bank Rate.- Ordered-Probit Regressions.- A Monetary Policy Reaction Function for DNB 1814 - 1870.- Literature.