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Money, markets, and merit : the economic thought of Leonardus Lessius / Wim Decock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Decock, Wim, 1983- author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in the history of economics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.
- Lessius, Leonardus.
- Economics--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.
- Economics.
- Economics--Belgium--History--16th century.
- Economics--Belgium--History--17th century.
- Economics--History.
- Belgium.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- This text revisits the legacy of one of the protagonists in the history of economic thought: Leonardus Lessius (1554-1623). In a time marked as much by fierce debates on grace and free will as by doubts about the legitimacy of the first global economy, Lessius offers a glimpse into the interconnectedness between 'meritocratic' ideas on spiritual salvation and material prosperity.
- Contents:
- 1. The “oracle of the Low Countries”
- 2. The shadow of Max Weber
- 3. Keeping promises
- 4. Usury and the debt market
- 5. Information and speculation
- 6. Risk, insurance, and subprime debt
- 7. Monopolies and industry
- 8. The salvation of the economy
- 9. The economy of salvation
- 10. Business and asceticism
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 25, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780197827345
- 0197827349
- OCLC:
- 1533463267
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