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States of Credit: Size, Power, and the Development of European Polities
David Stasavage
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Description for States of Credit: Size, Power, and the Development of European Polities
Hardback. Provides a look at the joint development of representative assemblies and public borrowing in Europe during the medieval and early modern eras. This title argues that advances in political representation allowed certain European states to gain early and advantageous access to credit. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 line illus. 10 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
States of Credit provides the first comprehensive look at the joint development of representative assemblies and public borrowing in Europe during the medieval and early modern eras. In this pioneering book, David Stasavage argues that unique advances in political representation allowed certain European states to gain early and advantageous access to credit, but the emergence of an active form of political representation itself depended on two underlying factors: compact geography and a strong mercantile presence. Stasavage shows that active representative assemblies were more likely to be sustained in geographically small polities. These assemblies, dominated by mercantile groups that lent to ... Read more
States of Credit provides the first comprehensive look at the joint development of representative assemblies and public borrowing in Europe during the medieval and early modern eras. In this pioneering book, David Stasavage argues that unique advances in political representation allowed certain European states to gain early and advantageous access to credit, but the emergence of an active form of political representation itself depended on two underlying factors: compact geography and a strong mercantile presence. Stasavage shows that active representative assemblies were more likely to be sustained in geographically small polities. These assemblies, dominated by mercantile groups that lent to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691140575
SKU
V9780691140575
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About David Stasavage
David Stasavage is professor of politics at New York University. He is the author of "Public Debt and the Birth of the Democratic State".
Reviews for States of Credit: Size, Power, and the Development of European Polities
Winner of the 2012 Award for the Best Book in European Politics, European Politics and Society Section of the American Political Science Association "Overall, States of Credit is a novel, solidly argued contribution that lies at the intersection of several dynamic fields of study. There is much to learn from it for political scientists, economic historians, and public economists, as ... Read more