The Accounts of the 'Society of The Hague', 1587-1802

<p>This dataset contains information on the bureaucratization of local government of The Hague in the period 1588-1797. It studies the accounts of the 'Sociëteit van 's-Gravenhage'. This society was the result of collaboration of important governmentbodies as the 'Hoge Raad' (Supreme Court), the ' Hof van Holland' (the Court), the 'Rekenkamer der Grafelijkheidsdomeinen' (the exchequer) and the 'Ambachtbestuur van Den Haag'. The Society collected taxes for these organizations. The dataset consist of three data collections. The first data collection is a collection of annual balance sheets of the Society, dating from 1588 until 1666. The second data collection is a collection of annual balance sheets of the Society, dating from 1718 until 1797. The last data collection is an overview of meeting frequency of the Society.</p>

本数据集包含1588-1797年间海牙地方政府官僚化进程的相关信息，聚焦于“Sociëteit van 's-Gravenhage（海牙协会）”的账目研究。该协会由多个重要政府机构合作成立，包括“Hoge Raad（最高法院）”“Hof van Holland（荷兰高等法院）”“Rekenkamer der Grafelijkheidsdomeinen（领地财政厅）”及“Ambachtbestuur van Den Haag（海牙行会管理局）”，核心职能为上述机构代收税款。数据集由三个子集构成：其一为1588至1666年的协会年度资产负债表集合；其二为1718至1797年的协会年度资产负债表集合；其三为协会会议频率概览。