Russia's 'Age of Silver' : Precious-Metal Production and Economic Growth in the Eighteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9781138777941 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 450 str.

Ian Blanchard

Opis

First published in 1989, Russia's 'Age of Silver' represents a major contribution to the history of the international economy during the eighteenth century, challenging old prejudices and establishing the importance of Russian precious-metal production. Ian Blanchard examines the nature of the Central and South America specie crisis of 1670 to 1760, and the response of European precious-metal producers. He highlights the rise of the Russian copper industry to a position of world supremacy, and the Siberian gold and silver mines to 'old world' supremacy.

Spis treści

List of figures;  List of maps and plans;  List of tables; Acknowledgements;  Part One: International Precious-Metal Production and Distribution 1670-1770  1. The South and Central American mining ‘crisis’  2. The European producers’ response;  Part Two: Russian Precious-Metal Production and Economic Development  3. Russian precious-metal production  4. Russian money supply  5. Russian economic growth;  Part Three: Russian Silver and International Specie Markets in the Eighteenth Century  6. Conclusion: Russian silver and international specie markets in the eighteenth century;  Appendix 1: Russian precious-metal and copper production;  Appendix 2: Russian monetary stocks, prices, transactions demand and national income;  Notes and references;  Bibliography

O autorze

Ian Blanchard