Shaping medieval markets : the organisation of commodity markets in Holland, c. 1200-c. 1450 /

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In the late Middle Ages the county of Holland experienced a process of uncommonly rapid commercialisation. Comparing Holland to England and Flanders this book examines how the institutions that shaped commodity markets contributed to this remarkable development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dijkman, Jessica
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Colección:Global economic history series ; v. 8.
Temas:
To 1500
Commodity exchanges > Netherlands > History > To 1500.
Markets > Netherlands > History > To 1500.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Investments & Securities > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
Commerce.
Commodity exchanges.
Markets.
Netherlands > Commerce > History > To 1500.
Netherlands.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • g Part I. The institutional framework: trade venues
  • 2. Fairs
  • 3. Rural markets c. 1200-c. 1350: a late start?
  • 4. New institutions for rural trade (c. 1350-c. 1450)
  • 5. The Dordrecht staple
  • The Dordrecht staple in an international perspective
  • Dordrecht and its neighbours
  • Part II. The institutional framework: rules and practices
  • 6. Weighing and measuring
  • 7. Contract enforcement
  • Part III. Market performance: quantitative tests
  • 8. Market integration
  • 9. Market orientation
  • 10. Conclusions
  • Appendix A. Survey of fairs
  • Appendix B. Rural weigh houses in the north of Holland around 1400
  • Appendix C. Charters of urban liberties
  • Appendix D. Wheat prices.
  • 1. Holland: a commercialising economy
  • An institutional approach
  • Research questions
  • PART I. THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK: TRADE VENUES
  • 2. Fairs
  • Fairs and transaction costs
  • Fairs in Holland: a chronological reconstruction
  • Economic function
  • Power and politics
  • 3. Rural markets c. 1200-c. 1350: a late start?
  • Urban intrusion or urban attraction
  • Lords and their involvement with rural markets
  • 4. New institutions for rural trade (c. 1350-c. 1450)
  • Seaside fish markets and the sea-fish trade
  • Rural weigh houses and the dairy trade
  • 5. The Dordrecht staple
  • The Dordrecht staple in an international perspective
  • Dordrecht and its neighbours
  • PART II. THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK: RULES AND PRACTICES
  • 6. Weighing and measuring
  • Control over weights and measures
  • Standards and standardisation
  • Enforcement
  • 7. Contract enforcement
  • Merchant guilds
  • From divine judgement to schepenkenning
  • Sureties
  • Public registration of debts
  • PART III. MARKET PERFORMANCE: QUANTITATIVE TESTS
  • 8. Market integration
  • The impact of institutional and non-institutional factors
  • Methods and data
  • Price volatility
  • Price integration
  • 9. Market orientation
  • Holland
  • Flanders
  • England
  • 10. Conclusions
  • Endogenous factors
  • Exogenous factors
  • Commodity markets and factor markets
  • Appendices
  • Survey of fairs
  • Rural weigh houses in the north of Holland around 1400
  • Charters of urban liberties
  • Wheat prices.

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