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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787935503321

Autore

Coenen Ann

Titolo

Carriers of growth? : international trade and economic development in the Austrian Netherlands / / by Ann Coenen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2014]

ISBN

90-04-27260-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Library of economic history ; ; v. 6

Disciplina

382.09493

Soggetti

Economic development - Netherlands - History - 18th century

Economic development - Belgium - History - 18th century

Netherlands Commerce History 18th century

Belgium Commerce History 18th century

Netherlands History 1714-1795

Belgium History 1648-1794

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- International Trade and Economic Development -- The Austrian Netherlands in the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century: A Cautious Recovery -- International Trade by a Commercially ‘Passive’ Participant -- Sources for the History of Eighteenth-Century International Trade -- The Balance of Trade -- The Salt Trade: The Flavour of Progress -- The Textile Trade: A Tradition in Decay? -- The Trade in Colonial Commodities: Introducing the Exotic -- The Coal Trade: A Motor for Development? -- To Trade or Not to Trade?: The Grain Trade -- Transit Trade -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In Carriers of Growth? Ann Coenen sheds new light on the vigorous debate about international trade and economic development in the Early Modern Period. The Austrian Netherlands offer an intriguing case that challenges ruling opinions within the largely Anglo-Saxon literature. By focusing on a number of key trade sectors (salt, textiles, colonial commodities, coal and grain) Ann Coenen exposes the various effects of trade and trade policy throughout all layers of the eighteenth-century society.