The Power and Pains of Polysemy : Maritime Trade, Averages, and Institutional Development in the Low Countries (15th-16th Centuries) / Gijs Dreijer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dreijer, Gijs, 1992- author.

Series:

Brill's studies in maritime history ; Volume 15.

Brill's Studies in Maritime History Series ; Volume 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Average (Maritime law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2023]

Summary:

"As the fall-out of the Ever Given Suez canal blockage shows, an ancient instrument like General Average (GA) is still highly relevant in redistributing risks and costs in maritime trade. However, bar marine insurance, not much is known about the development of tools of maritime risk management like GA, which redistributes extraordinary costs incurred for the common safety of maritime ventures. This book investigates the development of General Average and other so-called Averages in the Low Countries on the eve of the early modern period, showing how the various varieties of Averages played a significant role in the development of maritime risk management and the broader institutional development in the Low Countries"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The power and pains of polysemy

General average in formal sources of law

GA in legal practice

Contractual varieties of averages and cost management

Consular averages, compulsory contributions and protection costs

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Dreijer, Gijs The Power and Pains of Polysemy: Maritime Trade, Averages, and Institutional Development in the Low Countries (15th-16th Centuries)

ISBN:

9789004540354

OCLC:

1371753982