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Record Nr.

UNINA9911028750103321

Autore

Altay Bora

Titolo

Revenue-Raising Institutions, State Organization and Economic Change in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire : The Evolution of Fiscal Mechanisms, Legal Frameworks, and State Capacity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025

©2025

ISBN

3-031-96492-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Economic History Series

Disciplina

336.2009560903

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an innovative look at the Ottoman iltizam (tax-farming) system through the lens of historical inquiry and modern theory.Drawing from original archival research as well as theoretical frameworks such as principal-agent theory and game theory, this book explores how the Ottoman state managed revenue collection, delegated authority.