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In the present article it is argued that Pieter de la Court's Political Maxims of the State of Holland presented a remarkably consistent grand strategy for Holland in relation to its Dutch allies and the European powers. I present an outline of this strategy, which was built around the accomplishment and defence of commercial goals; I sketch a historical context that takes into account the general historical shift from tribute-taking agrarian societies towards commercial wealth-generating polities, and also the violent contemporary military and ideological background against which De la Court's strategy stands out; I argue that his strategy can be understood by his use of three basic game theoretic concepts (prisoner's dilemma, assurance game and free-riding); and I stress the distinctive character of De la Court's work, by comparing the practical and strategic use of these concepts in the Maxims with the function of the same concepts in the philosophical contract theories of Thomas Hobbes and Benedict de Spinoza. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]

Neusa da Silva Matte, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

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Die Reformansätze unter der Regierung Botha. Die Ablösung Bothas als Parteivorsitzender im Februar 1989 und die Determinanten des einsetzenden politischen Wandels. Die innenpolitische Entwicklung bis zu Bothas Rücktritt als Präsident im August 1989. Die Beschleunigung der Reformen unter seinem Nachfolger de Klerk. Die Freilassung Mandelas und die Aufnahme von Verhandlungen mit dem ANC. (DÜI-Ott)