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200 10$aCities of commerce$b[electronic resource] $ethe institutional foundations of international trade in the Low Countries, 1250-1650 /$fOscar Gelderblom
205   $aCourse Book
210   $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$d2013
215   $a1 online resource (286 p.)
225 1 $aThe Princeton economic history of the Western world
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-691-14288-2 
311   $a1-299-78336-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aIntroduction -- Commercial cities -- The organization of exchange -- Crossing borders -- Conflict resolution -- The protection of trade -- Dealing with losses -- Conclusion.
330   $aCities of Commerce develops a model of institutional change in European commerce based on urban rivalry. Cities continuously competed with each other by adapting commercial, legal, and financial institutions to the evolving needs of merchants. Oscar Gelderblom traces the successive rise of Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam to commercial primacy between 1250 and 1650, showing how dominant cities feared being displaced by challengers while lesser cities sought to keep up by cultivating policies favorable to trade. He argues that it was this competitive urban network that promoted open-access institutions in the Low Countries, and emphasizes the central role played by the urban power holders--the magistrates--in fostering these inclusive institutional arrangements. Gelderblom describes how the city fathers resisted the predatory or reckless actions of their territorial rulers, and how their nonrestrictive approach to commercial life succeeded in attracting merchants from all over Europe. Cities of Commerce intervenes in an important debate on the growth of trade in Europe before the Industrial Revolution. Challenging influential theories that attribute this commercial expansion to the political strength of merchants, this book demonstrates how urban rivalry fostered the creation of open-access institutions in international trade.
410  0$aPrinceton economic history of the Western world.
606   $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History$2bisacsh
607   $aBenelux countries$xCommerce$xHistory$yTo 1500
607   $aBenelux countries$xCommerce$xHistory$y16th century
607   $aBenelux countries$xCommerce$xHistory$y17th century
610   $aAmsterdam.
610   $aAntwerp.
610   $aBruges.
610   $aDutch Republic.
610   $aDutch Revolt.
610   $aEurope.
610   $aEuropean commerce.
610   $aFlemish Revolt.
610   $aGerman Hanse.
610   $aHabsburgs.
610   $aHans Thijs.
610   $aLow Countries.
610   $aamicable settlement.
610   $aarbitration.
610   $aboycotts.
610   $abrokers.
610   $acentral courts.
610   $acollective action.
610   $acommenda.
610   $acommerce.
610   $acommercial cities.
610   $acommercial infrastructure.
610   $acommercial litigation.
610   $acommission trade.
610   $acompensation.
610   $aconflict resolution.
610   $acourt proceedings.
610   $across-border trade.
610   $adouble-entry bookkeeping.
610   $afootloose merchants.
610   $aforeign traders.
610   $ahostellers.
610   $ainclusive institutions.
610   $ainstitutional change.
610   $ainternational trade.
610   $alosses.
610   $amerchants.
610   $aopen access institutions.
610   $aprivate order solutions.
610   $aspot markets.
610   $aspreading of risks.
610   $astate formation.
610   $atrade ports.
610   $aurban autonomy.
610   $aurban competition.
610   $aurban magistrates.
610   $aviolence.
615  7$aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
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700   $aGelderblom$b Oscar$01516775
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