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The History of Bankruptcy : Economic, Social and Cultural Implications in Early Modern Europe.

This volume takes up bankruptcy in early modern Europe, when its frequency made it not only an economic problem but a personal tragedy and a social evil. Using legal, business and personal records, the essays in this volume examine the impact of failure on business organizations and practices, capit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Safley, Thomas Max
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge explorations in economic history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume takes up bankruptcy in early modern Europe, when its frequency made it not only an economic problem but a personal tragedy and a social evil. Using legal, business and personal records, the essays in this volume examine the impact of failure on business organizations and practices, capital formation and circulation, economic institutions and ethics, and human networks and relations in the so-called ""transition"" to modern society, from the early-sixteenth to the early-nineteenth century. One group of essays concentrates on the German-speaking world and show.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (257 pages)
ISBN:9781135076603
113507660X