TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ogilvie,Sheilagh C.
TI  - Institutions and European trade: merchant guilds, 1000-1800 
T2  - Cambridge studies in economic history
SN  - 9781139011266
AV  - HF3495 .O45 2011eb
U1  - 382.094 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Merchants
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
KW  - Commerçants
KW  - Histoire
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Economic History
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - International
KW  - Marketing
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - International Relations
KW  - Trade & Tariffs
KW  - General
KW  - Exports & Imports
KW  - Commerce
KW  - fast
KW  - Gilde
KW  - gnd
KW  - Kaufmannsgilde
KW  - Zunft
KW  - Hanse
KW  - Handel
KW  - Wirtschaft
KW  - Händler
KW  - Köpmän
KW  - historia
KW  - Europa
KW  - sao
KW  - Handelshus
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-475) and index; Merchant guilds, efficiency, and social capital -- 2. What was a merchant guild? -- 3. Local merchant guilds -- 4. Alien merchant guilds and companies -- 5. Merchant guilds and rulers -- 6. Commercial security -- 7. Contract enforcement -- 8. Principal-agent problems -- 9. Information -- 10. Price volatility -- 11. Institutions, social capital and economic development
N2  - "What was the role of merchant guilds in the medieval and early modern economy? Does their wide prevalence and long survival mean they were efficient institutions that benefited the whole economy? Or did they simply offer an effective way for the rich and powerful to increase their wealth, at the expense of outsiders, customers and society as a whole? These privileged associations of businessmen were key institutions in the European economy from 1000 to 1800. Historians debate merchant guilds' role in the Commercial Revolution, economists use them to support theories about institutions and development, and policy-makers view them as prime examples of social capital, with important lessons for modern economies. Sheilagh Ogilvie's magisterial new history of commercial institutions shows how the answers to such questions can help us understand which types of institution made trade grow, why institutions exist, and how corporate privileges affect economic efficiency and human well-being"--; "Cambridge Studies in Economic History comprises stimulating and accessible economic history which actively builds bridges to other disciplines. Books in the series will illuminate why the issues they address are important and interesting, place their findings in a comparative context, and relate their research to wider debates and controversies. The series will combine innovative and exciting new research by younger researchers with new approaches to major issues by senior scholars. It will publish distinguished work regardless of chronological period or geographical location"--
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