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The bonds of trade : economic institutions in pre-modern Northern Europe / by Mika Kallioinen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kallioinen, Mika.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Europe, Northern--Commerce--History.
- Europe, Northern.
- Europe, Northern--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Pre-modern, long-distance trade was conducted in a highly complex and uncertain environment. Aside from the lack of personal security, trade was characterized by slow communication, asymmetric information, and limited contract enforceability. There was no state, in the modern sense, to protect merchants. Despite these overwhelming problems, trade, and even overseas trade, flourished in medieval and early modern Europe. This book explores this paradox: how could trade thrive and the economy ex...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; REFERENCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-4319-9
- OCLC:
- 821179515
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