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Music --- anno 1500-1799
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Migration and the rise and decline of early modern cities. New citizens in Antwerp and Amsterdam, 1541-1655During the period under consideration the economy and population of Antwerp declined dramatically, while Amsterdam experienced massive growth. These cities are therefore well suited for studying the effect of economic and demographic development on the origin, profession and social status of migrants in periods of growth and decline. In the paper it has been demonstrated that in periods of decline the proportion of migrants from far-off places declined, but the size and location of recruitment zones remained the same for a considerable period of time. The demand for migrant labour in Antwerp shifted away from international trade to the service sector and to luxury industries and consequently social inequality in the city became less pronounced. For Amsterdam it has been established that the size of recruitment zones increased, and so did demand for unskilled labour in the expanding mercantile economy. By the mid-seventeenth century inequality of income, wealth and social status must have increased significantly.
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