Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Moral Economy: Poverty, Credit, and Trust in Early Modern Europe
Laurence Fontaine
€ 70.99
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Moral Economy: Poverty, Credit, and Trust in Early Modern Europe
hardcover. The Moral Economy analyzes the nexus of poverty, credit, and trust in early modern Europe. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
The Moral Economy examines the nexus of poverty, credit, and trust in early modern Europe. It starts with an examination of poverty, the need for credit, and the lending practices of different social groups. It then reconstructs the battles between the Churches and the State around the ban on usury, and analyzes the institutions created to eradicate usury and the informal petty financial economy that developed as a result. Laurence Fontaine unpacks the values that structured these lending practices, namely, the two competing cultures of credit that coexisted, fought, and sometimes merged: the vibrant aristocratic culture and the capitalistic merchant ... Read more
The Moral Economy examines the nexus of poverty, credit, and trust in early modern Europe. It starts with an examination of poverty, the need for credit, and the lending practices of different social groups. It then reconstructs the battles between the Churches and the State around the ban on usury, and analyzes the institutions created to eradicate usury and the informal petty financial economy that developed as a result. Laurence Fontaine unpacks the values that structured these lending practices, namely, the two competing cultures of credit that coexisted, fought, and sometimes merged: the vibrant aristocratic culture and the capitalistic merchant ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107018815
SKU
V9781107018815
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-16
About Laurence Fontaine
Laurence Fontaine is Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research in Paris. Formerly a professor in the History and Civilization Department at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, she has published many books and articles in major European journals.
Reviews for The Moral Economy: Poverty, Credit, and Trust in Early Modern Europe
'The Moral Economy, a fascinating book by a seasoned social historian, is motivated by the question of whether the premodern moral economy holds any lessons for how future generations should approach social problems. Lamenting the extent to which contemporary politics has become dominated by modern economics, Laurence Fontaine begins her book by posing the question, 'Is there an alternative to ... Read more