Early modern capitalism : economic and social change in Europe 1400-1800 / / edited by Maarten Prak

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.94/009
• Soggetto topico: Capitalism - History
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Economic conditions; Europe Social conditions
• Altri autori: PrakMaarten Roy <1955->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-230) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Early modern capitalism; 2 The late medieval crisis as an 'integration crisis'; 3 The energy basis for early modern growth, 1650-1820; 4 Early modern economic growth; 5 Pre-industrial economic growth and the transition to an industrial economy; 6 International capital markets and their users, 1450-1750; 7 Labour in proto-industrialization; 8 Problems of the 'family economy'; 9 Mobilization of labour in early modern Europe; 10 Economic growth before and after the Industrial Revolution ; Bibliography Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume takes stock of recent research on economic growth, as well as the development of capital and labour markets, during the centuries that preceded the Industrial Revolution. The book underlines the diversity in the economic experiences of early modern Europeans and suggests how this variety might be the foundation of a new conception of economic and social change.
• Titolo autorizzato: Early modern capitalism
• ISBN: 1-134-60442-4; 1-280-14067-4; 0-203-98895-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799973303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge explorations in economic history ; ; 21.