Charles Dumas Books

The book delves into the various elements that hinder nations' attempts to recover from economic recession. Through a thorough analysis, it examines the political, social, and economic factors that complicate recovery efforts, providing insights into the challenges faced by governments and policymakers. Dumas offers a critical perspective on the effectiveness of strategies employed to stimulate growth and restore stability, making it a valuable resource for understanding contemporary economic issues.

Alan Greenspan's tenure at the US Federal Reserve coincided with a period of unparalleled global growth, stability, and prosperity. But the world economy has been warped since the 1997 Asian crisis by excessive saving in China and developing Asia, as well as in Japan and north-central Europe. Unsophisticated economic policies and primitive financial systems notably in China, but also in other parts of Asia have resulted in the global economy now depending on unprecedented current account deficits and the willingness of America, Britain, Australia, and increasingly Mediterranean Europe, to import goods and capital. This book examines the financial crisis.

An overview of post-Covid economics and the possible future of decarbonisation.

In 2007 it is six hundred years since the first polder windmills were built in the Netherlands. Reason enough for The Dutch Windmill Society to proclaim this year 'The Year of the Windmill'. One of the highlights of 'The Year of the Windmill' will be an exhibition and an accompanying book about windmills in painting. Subsequently, paintings, watercolours, drawings and etchings from between the seventeeth and twentieth centuries will offer a stunning cross-section of the immense variety of works in this field. The publication also includes an art historical monograph about windmills in painting. Attention is drawn, for instance, to Rembrandt's etchings and drawings of windmills. Their development in the Netherlands is also traced based on how they appear in paintings, etchings and drawings. The many illustrations and interesting text make this book a treat for art and windmill lovers alike. Text in Dutch with English summary.

Huis Schuylenburch zählt zu den bedeutendsten Baudenkmälern in Den Haag. Architektur und Ausstattung machen das Haus, in dem der deutsche Botschafter residiert, zu einem barocken Gesamtkunstwerk. Bauherr Cornelis von Schuylenburch und Architekt Daniel Marot beauftragten einige der wichtigsten niederländischen Künstler des 18. Jahrhunderts mit der Innenausstattung. Cornelis van Schuylenburch, ein wohlhabender Würdenträger der Stadt Den Haag, ließ sich zwischen 1715 und 1721 ein Stadtpalais errichten. Nicht nur die Architektur von Daniel Marot im französischen Stil erregte damals Aufsehen, sondern auch das Innere des Palais mit prächtigen Stuckarbeiten und mehr als 30 Gemälden auf Decken, über Türen und Kaminen. Anlässlich des 300-jährigen Bestehens eines der schönsten Häuser in Den Haag stellt der Band seine Geschichte, den Architekten Daniel Marot, die im Haus vertretenen Künstler und ihre Werke vor, darunter Jacob de Wit, Philip van Dijk, Jan van Gool, Casper Pieter Verbruggen, Abraham Busschop, Giovanni Battista Luraghi, Antonio Canaletto, Giovanni Paolo Pannini.