War, power and the economy : mercantilism and state formation in 18th-century Europe / A. González Enciso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González Enciso, Agustín, author.

Series:

Routledge explorations in economic history ; 8.

Routledge explorations in economic history ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taxation.

History.

Commercial policy.

Europe--Economic conditions--18th century.

Europe.

Economic conditions.

Europe--Commercial policy--History--18th century.

Taxation--Europe--History--18th century.

Europe--History, Military--18th century.

History, Military.

Economic history.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

xvi, 284 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1 Edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Changing strategies and global power in the long eighteenth century

Eighteenth-century realities and historiographical approaches

Administering the fiscal-military state : ordinary revenues : trusting in a consumers world

Increasing revenue through administration change : direct administration of taxes

Growing needs : the cost of war and extraordinary revenue

Foreseeing difficulties and administering for the future : the public debt

The administration of income : spending and the contractor state

Shipbuilding, the navy and the contractor state

Arms provisioning and the contractor state

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-277) and index.

ISBN:

9781138855694

1138855693

OCLC:

950445440

Publisher Number:

99969472066