Cities of Commerce: the Institutional Foundations of International Trade in the Low Countries, 1250-1650 - the Princeton Economic History of the Western World - Oscar Gelderblom - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691142883 - September 8, 2013
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Cities of Commerce: the Institutional Foundations of International Trade in the Low Countries, 1250-1650 - the Princeton Economic History of the Western World


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Develops a model of institutional change in European commerce based on urban rivalry. This book traces the successive rise of Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam to commercial primacy between 1250 and 1650, showing how dominant cities feared being displaced by challengers while lesser cities sought to keep up by cultivating policies favorable to trade.


312 pages, 13 line illus. 10 tables.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released September 8, 2013
ISBN13 9780691142883
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 312
Dimensions 241 × 164 × 24 mm   ·   566 g

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