Situates changes in the nature of money and the rise of sophisticated financial structures at the centre of the Enlightenment. This work argues that paper credit instruments were causal - critical to the larger epistemological and psychological changes associated with the Enlightenment's reconstruction of value.
Situates changes in the nature of money and the rise of sophisticated financial structures at the centre of the Enlightenment. This work argues that p...
In life, Benjamin Franklin sought to manage debt, organize credit, build capital and promote virtue. After death, he continued this work by leaving a codicil to his last will and testament, bequeathing 2,000 to Boston and Philadelphia. This study examines Franklin's codicil and the financial history of America over the 200 years since his death.
In life, Benjamin Franklin sought to manage debt, organize credit, build capital and promote virtue. After death, he continued this work by leaving a ...
Fiscal relations between states and cities in early modern Europe is a major concern for economic and financial historians. This collection of eleven essays is based on new research using documentary evidence from local and national archives from across Europe.
Fiscal relations between states and cities in early modern Europe is a major concern for economic and financial historians. This collection of eleven ...
This book examines the history of what became one of Portugal’s largest banks, the Caixa Geral de Depósitos.The book weaves in and out of different political and international contexts, following the many changes of the Portuguese political regime and of its interactions with the national and international economy.
This book examines the history of what became one of Portugal’s largest banks, the Caixa Geral de Depósitos.The book weaves in and out of different...
