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Early Modern Trading Networks in Europe : Cooperation and the case of Simon Ruiz.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Taylor and Francis,
2015.
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| Colección: | Perspectives in economic and social history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Network analysis brief glossary; Introduction; Cooperation and early modern trading networks; Simon Ruiz (1525/6-1597), a representative case study; Sources; Structure; 1 A model for the study of historic business cooperation; Cooperation: mechanisms and conditions for emergence; Self-organization: a concept for the better understanding of trading networks; Methodological option: social network analysis.
- 2 The evolution of the Simon Ruiz network and partner choice criteriaThe initial years; The first expansion period: 1560-4; An unstable stability (1565-8); Difficult years (1569-73); The crisis opportunity (1574-80); Europe in conflict (1588-90); The end of a generation (1595-97); Evolution and resilience in the Simon Ruiz trading network; 3 The proximity to power; Before 1574: power and trade; Finance and power interactions; Proximity to power, business networks and cooperation; 4 Endogamy in early modern trade: a necessity? The case of the Simon Ruiz network.
- Kin endogamy: the case of the Ruiz familyConfessional endogamy; National endogamy; Homophily vs diversity in early modern trading networks; 5 Mechanisms of economic cooperation and competition between Simon Ruiz and his agents in Portugal, 1557-80; Communication relations and the circulation of information; Collaboration ties; Non-cooperative behaviour; 6 Informal promoters of merchant cooperation: the power of trust, gossip and reputation; Trust-building in early modern merchant networks; Reputation and rumour; Reputation and norms: punishment and signalling; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.