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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prak, Maarten Roy, 1955-

Series:

Routledge explorations in economic history ; 21.

Routledge explorations in economic history ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--History.

Europe--Economic conditions.

Europe--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-230) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-60442-4

1-280-14067-4

0-203-98895-7

OCLC:

299571124