Silvia A. Conca Messina

A History of States and Economic Policies in Early Modern Europe (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Why was early modern Europe the starting point of the economic expansion which led to the industrial revolution? What was the state's role? This book demonstrates that wars, public finance and state intervention in the economy were the key elements underlying European economic dynamics of the era.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429648885
• Artikelnr.: 56847264

Autorenporträt

Silvia A. Conca Messina is Assistant Professor of Economic History in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Milan, Italy. She has published widely on Economic History and Business History in Italy and Europe from early modern to modern age. Her publications include Cotton Enterprises: Networks and Strategies. Lombardy in the Industrial Revolution, 1815-1860, Routledge, 2016 and A History of Wine Production and Consumption in Europe, 2 vols, edited with S. Le Bras, P. Tedeschi, M. Vaquero Piñeiro, 2019.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I War, Finance and Mercantilism Chapter 1: Great
Divergence, Fiscal-Military State and Economic Policy Chapter 2: From
Trading Cities to Territorial States Chapter 3: The "Military Revolution"
Chapter 4: The Rise of the Fiscal State Chapter 5: Different Paths to
Public Finance and Fiscal Systems 5.1 Spain 5.2 France 5.3 The Dutch
Republic 5.4 England and the United Kindom 5.5 Prussia 5.6 The Habsburg
Monarchy Chapter 6: European States and the Crisis of the 17th Century
Chapter 7: Responses to the Crisis: Re-centring the European Economy
Chapter 8: Mercantilism Chapter 9: Naval Power and Global Trade Chapter 10:
The Economic War between France and Britain in the 18th Century PART II
Economic Policies Chapter 11: The Italian States (16th-17th Centuries) 11.1
The Republic of Venice 11.2 The Republic of Genoa 11.3 Grand Duchy of
Tuscany between the 16th century and crisis 11.4 The Savoy State 11.5 The
Papal State 11.6 The Duchy of Milan 11.7 The Kingdom of Naples Chapter 12:
State, Economic Policy and the Portuguese Empire Chapter 13: Spain: Empire,
Crisis and Reforms Chapter 14: The Dutch Republic: a "Merchant State"
Chapter 15: France: State, Colbertism and Economic Performance Chapter 16:
England and the United Kingdom: The Mercantile System Chapter 17: The
Economic Policy of Sweden Chapter 18: Russia from Peter the Great to
Catherine Chapter 19: State and Economy in Frederick II's
Brandenburg-Prussia Chapter 20: The Habsburg Monarchy Conclusion
Bibliography Index