# Holland — The Wealth of Nations character guide

> Holland in The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Holland, its, their

**First appearance:** 0048-ii-of-restraints-upon-the-importation-from-foreign-countries-of-such-goods-as-can-be-produced-at-home

## Who they are

Dutch province as economic model.

## In the story

### [IX: Of the Profits of Stock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/ix-of-the-profits-of-stock)

Compared as a richer country than England, with lower interest rates and higher wages.

### [I: Of the Unreasonableness of Those Restraints Even Upon the Principles of the Commercial System](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/i-of-the-unreasonableness-of-those-restraints-even-upon-the-principles-of-the-commercial-system)

Used as an intermediary in trade and bills of exchange between England and other countries.

### [Chapter IX: Of the Agricultural Systems, or of Those Systems of Political Œconomy, Which Represent the Produce of Land as Either the Sole or the Principal Source of the Revenue and Wealth of Every Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/ix-of-the-agricultural-systems-or-of-those-systems-of-political-conomy-which-represent-the-produce-of-land-as-either-the-sole-or-the-principal-source-of-the-revenue-and-wealth-of-every-country)

Example of a nation composed mainly of merchants and manufacturers, which can only grow rich through parsimony.

### [I: Of the Funds or Sources of Revenue Which May Peculiarly Belong to the Sovereign or Commonwealth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/i-of-the-funds-or-sources-of-revenue-which-may-peculiarly-belong-to-the-sovereign-or-commonwealth)

Referenced as a republic (Hamburg, Venice, Amsterdam) that successfully managed public banks for revenue.

### [Taxes Upon the Rent of Houses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/taxes-upon-the-rent-of-houses)

Mentioned as an example of a province that taxes houses at two and a half percent of their value, including untenanted houses.

### [Article II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/article-ii)

Discussed regarding a voluntary tax on stock imposed after the prince of Orange's stadtholdership.

### [Taxes Upon the Profit of Particular Employments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/taxes-upon-the-profit-of-particular-employments)

Cited as an example where taxes on men and maid servants are taxes on expense, not stock.

### [Appendix to Articles I and II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/appendix-to-articles-i-and-ii)

Mentioned regarding stamp duties and registration taxes on property transfers.

### [Taxes Upon Consumable Commodities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/taxes-upon-consumable-commodities)

Mentioned as a country where commodities of immediate consumption are taxed via licenses, such as a head tax for drinking tea.

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