The moral economy: poverty, credit, and trust in early modern Europe

Introduction -- Prologue -- Poverty, credit and social networks -- Peasants and debt logic -- The elite and debt logic -- Urban financial microcircuits -- Women's economic spheres and credit -- Between bank and assistance : setting up pawnshops -- The battle of prohibitions against usury -- Pol...

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Main Author: Fontaine, Laurence 1946- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Cambridge Univ. Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Fontaine, Laurence, The Moral Economy: Poverty, Credit, and Trust in Early Modern Europe] (2015) (Ghosh, Shami)
Edition:1. ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Money economy / Financing / Economic sociology / Economic ethics / History 1600-1820
Further subjects:B Loans History Europe
B Poverty History Europe
B Usury Europe
B Credit History Europe
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Summary:Introduction -- Prologue -- Poverty, credit and social networks -- Peasants and debt logic -- The elite and debt logic -- Urban financial microcircuits -- Women's economic spheres and credit -- Between bank and assistance : setting up pawnshops -- The battle of prohibitions against usury -- Political economies and cultures of exchange -- Political economy and exchange practices -- Building trust -- Conclusion
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1107018811