05514nam 2201357 a 450 991096582850332120200520144314.0978069116820306911682029781400848591140084859810.1515/9781400848591(CKB)2550000001109662(EBL)1213976(OCoLC)857662900(SSID)ssj0000956278(PQKBManifestationID)11602914(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000956278(PQKBWorkID)10957095(PQKB)11768170(StDuBDS)EDZ0001748353(MdBmJHUP)muse43388(DE-B1597)453949(OCoLC)979970336(DE-B1597)9781400848591(Au-PeEL)EBL1213976(CaPaEBR)ebr10745367(CaONFJC)MIL509587(PPN)18796212X(Perlego)735874(MiAaPQ)EBC1213976(FR-PaCSA)88833452(FRCYB88833452)88833452(EXLCZ)99255000000110966220130228d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCities of commerce the institutional foundations of international trade in the Low Countries, 1250-1650 /Oscar GelderblomCourse BookPrinceton Princeton University Press20131 online resource (286 p.)The Princeton economic history of the Western worldDescription based upon print version of record.9780691142883 0691142882 9781299783362 1299783368 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Commercial cities -- The organization of exchange -- Crossing borders -- Conflict resolution -- The protection of trade -- Dealing with losses -- Conclusion.Cities of Commerce develops a model of institutional change in European commerce based on urban rivalry. Cities continuously competed with each other by adapting commercial, legal, and financial institutions to the evolving needs of merchants. Oscar Gelderblom traces the successive rise of Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam to commercial primacy between 1250 and 1650, showing how dominant cities feared being displaced by challengers while lesser cities sought to keep up by cultivating policies favorable to trade. He argues that it was this competitive urban network that promoted open-access institutions in the Low Countries, and emphasizes the central role played by the urban power holders--the magistrates--in fostering these inclusive institutional arrangements. Gelderblom describes how the city fathers resisted the predatory or reckless actions of their territorial rulers, and how their nonrestrictive approach to commercial life succeeded in attracting merchants from all over Europe. Cities of Commerce intervenes in an important debate on the growth of trade in Europe before the Industrial Revolution. Challenging influential theories that attribute this commercial expansion to the political strength of merchants, this book demonstrates how urban rivalry fostered the creation of open-access institutions in international trade.Princeton economic history of the Western world.BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic HistorybisacshBenelux countriesCommerceHistoryTo 1500Benelux countriesCommerceHistory16th centuryBenelux countriesCommerceHistory17th centuryAmsterdam.Antwerp.Bruges.Dutch Republic.Dutch Revolt.Europe.European commerce.Flemish Revolt.German Hanse.Habsburgs.Hans Thijs.Low Countries.amicable settlement.arbitration.boycotts.brokers.central courts.collective action.commenda.commerce.commercial cities.commercial infrastructure.commercial litigation.commission trade.compensation.conflict resolution.court proceedings.cross-border trade.double-entry bookkeeping.footloose merchants.foreign traders.hostellers.inclusive institutions.institutional change.international trade.losses.merchants.open access institutions.private order solutions.spot markets.spreading of risks.state formation.trade ports.urban autonomy.urban competition.urban magistrates.violence.BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.382.09492NW 2395rvkGelderblom Oscar1797097MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965828503321Cities of commerce4339180UNINA