Richard T. Lindholm

Quantitative Studies of the Renaissance Florentine Economy and Society

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book is a collection of nine quantitative studies about Renaissance Florentine economy and society. Topics include plague outbreaks, interest rates, wealth distribution, taxes and subsidies, art history, neighbourhood segregation, competitive markets and monopoly power, women's work and business risk.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9781783086368
• ISBN-10: 178308636X
• Artikelnr.: 47000257

Autorenporträt

Richard T. Lindholm received a doctorate in history and in economics from the University of Chicago. He taught in the Department of Finance, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. Risks and Returns
Chapter One The Costs and Benefits of Running Away: Late Medieval Florentine Plague Mortality and Behavior
Chapter Two When Economic Theory Meets Medieval Contracts: Calculating the Monte Comune Interest Rate
Part II. Society
Chapter Three The Chances of Getting Rich in Renaissance Florence: The Wool Industry Occupational Wealth Hierarchy
Chapter Four Palaces and Workers: Neighborhood Residential Segregation in Renaissance Florence
Chapter Five The "State" Makes a Work of Art: The Impact of the Catasto Homeowner Tax Loophole on the Quattrocento Florentine Palazzo Building Boom
Chapter Six Not Getting Ahead in Life: The Lack of Life- Cycle Wealth Accumulation in Quattrocento Tuscany
Part III. Work
Chapter Seven Just Doing Business: Testing Competition in the Renaissance Florentine Wool Industry
Chapter Eight Time for It All: Women in the Renaissance Florentine Wool Industry
Chapter Nine Why Were Renaissance Florentine Wool Industry Companies So Small?
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.