States of Credit : : Size, Power, and the Development of European Polities / / David Stasavage.

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 Euro...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:The Princeton Economic History of the Western World ; 35
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER ONE. Introduction
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Evolution and Importance of Public Credit
  • CHAPTER THREE. Representative Assemblies in Europe, 1250-1750
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Assessing the City-State Advantage
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Origins of City-States
  • CHAPTER SIX. Three City-State Experiences
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Three Territorial State Experiences
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Implications for State Formation and Development
  • Bibliography
  • Index