Government and merchant finance in Anglo-Gascon trade, 1300-1500 / Robert Blackmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blackmore, Robert (Economist), author.

Series:

Palgrave studies in the history of finance

Palgrave studies in the history of finance, 2662-5164

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commerce.

History.

Economic policy.

Europe--Economic policy--History--To 1500.

Europe.

Europe--Commerce--History--To 1500.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 324 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]

Summary:

The Late Middle Ages (c.1300-c.1500) saw the development of many of the key economic institutions of the modern unitary nation-state in Europe. After the 'commercial revolution of the thirteenth century, taxes on trade became increasingly significant contributors to government finances, and as such there were ever greater efforts to control the flow of goods and money. This book presents a case study of the commercial and financial links between the kingdom of England and the duchy of Aquitaine across the late-medieval period, with a special emphasis on the role of the English Plantagenet government that had ruled both in a political union since 1154. It establishes a strong connection between fluctuations in commodity markets, large monetary flows and unstable financial markets, most notably in trade credit and equity partnerships. It shows how the economic relationship deteriorated under the many exogenous shocks of the period, the wars, plagues and famines, as well as politically motivated regulatory intervention. Despite frequent efforts to innovate in response, both merchants and governments experienced a series of protracted financial crises that presaged the break-up of the union of kingdom and duchy in 1453, with the latters conquest by the French crown. Of particular interest to scholars of the late-medieval European economy, this book will also appeal to those researching wider economic or financial history.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The Politics of Markets

3. Commodities and Prices

4. Money and Trade

5. Mercantile Finance

6. Public Finance

7. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Blackmore, Robert. Government and merchant finance in Anglo-Gascon trade, 1300-1500.

ISBN:

3030345351

9783030345358

OCLC:

1122462905