Early Modern Trading Networks in Europe: Cooperation and the Case of Simon Ruiz

ISBN-13: 9780367668648 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 216 str.

Ana Sofia Ribeiro

Opis

Early Modern Trading Networks in Europe discusses the importance of reciprocity mechanisms, trust and reputation in the context of early modern business relations, using network analysis methodology, combining quantitative data with qualitative information. It considers how cooperation and prevention could simultaneously create

Spis treści

Introduction 1. A model for the study of historic business cooperation 2. The evolution of the Simon Ruiz network and partner choice criteria 3. The proximity to power 4. Endogamy in early modern trade: a necessity? The case of the Simon Ruiz network 5. Mechanisms of economic cooperation and competition between Simon Ruiz and his agents in Portugal, 1557–1580 6. Informal promoters of merchant cooperation: the power of trust, gossip and reputation

O autorze

Ana Sofia Ribeiro is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Évora, Portugal.