States of credit: size, power, and the development of European polities
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1. Verfasser: Stasavage, David (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press ©2011
Schriftenreihe:Princeton economic history of the Western world
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-186) and index
Introduction -- The evolution and importance of public credit -- Representative assemblies in Europe, 1250-1750 -- Representation and credit in a broad sample of states -- Origins of city-states -- Three city-state experiences -- Three territorial state experiences -- Implications for state formation and development
States of Credit provides the first comprehensive look at the joint development of representative assemblies and public borrowing in Europe during the medieval and early modern eras. In this pioneering book, David Stasavage argues that unique advances in political representation allowed certain European states to gain early and advantageous access to credit, but the emergence of an active form of political representation itself depended on two underlying factors: compact geography and a strong mercantile presence. Stasavage shows that active representative assemblies were more likely to be s
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 192 pages)
ISBN:9781400838875
1400838878
9780691140575
069114057X

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