Freedom and Growth: Markets and States in Pre-Modern Europe (Routledge Explorations in Economics History, 17)

In discussions on European pre-modern economic growth, the role of individual freedom and of the state has loomed large. This book examines whether different kinds of'freedoms'(absolutist, parliamentary and republican) caused different economic outcomes, and shows the effect of different political regimes on long term development. It thus offers Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 11 List of tables......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 13 Abbreviations......Page 14 Introduction: states and markets......Page 16 Freedom, freedoms and growth......Page 27 The late medieval crisis as an 'integration crisis'......Page 53 States and fairs......Page 88 Cities and the rise of Italian territorial states......Page 104 The origins of protoindustry, c.1300 c.1550......Page 121 Markets and states, c.1300 c.1550......Page 162 Conclusion......Page 184 Bibliography......Page 190 Index......Page 233 This book examines whether different kinds of 'freedoms' (absolutist, parliamentary and republican) caused different economic outcomes, and shows the effect of different political regimes on long term development. It has recently become again fashionable to argue that freedom from despotic government was the main institutional prerequisite for pre-modern economic growth. S.r. Epstein. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [175]-217) And Index.