Dr. Lewis Wade

Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France

Marine Insurance, War and the Atlantic Empire under Louis XIV

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book reveals a great deal about the attempts, and failures, of the French absolutist monarchy to stimulate commerce, colonial enterprise and economic growth, and how these attempts and failures contrasted with the successes of Amsterdam and London.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 156mm x 234mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9781837650217
• ISBN-10: 1837650217
• Artikelnr.: 68333927

Autorenporträt

Lewis Wade

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Insurance
Privilege and Commercial Policy 1 The Royal Insurance Chamber and Colbertian Commercial Policy
1664-1683 2 The Royal Insurance Company and Privilege in Post-Colbertian Commercial Policy
1683-c. 1700 3 'Over thirty leagues from the sea': Paris
Information Asymmetries and State Intervention Part 2: War
Maritime Commerce and Empire 4 Underwriting in War and Peace: Fortune and Failure in the Royal Insurance Chamber
1668-1672 5 In the Absence of the State: The Royal Insurance Company
the Atlantic Empire and Neutral Shipping
1686-1698 Part 3: Law
Conflict Resolution and the Absolute Monarchy 6 'In the time of the Ordonnance': Insurance
Law and Maritime Jurisdiction 7 'Impavidum ferient': Reputation
Conflict Resolution and State Propaganda in the Royal Insurance Chamber
1668-1686 8 'Nec hostes nec mare terrent': Reputation
Conflict Resolution and Privilege in the Royal Insurance Company
1686-1701 Conclusion: Privilege at a Premium Appendix I (online) Appendix II (online) Bibliography Index