The European Guilds
an economic analysis
$51.99
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
23 August 2021
Summary
The European Guilds: Masters of Craft or Barriers to Progress?
A comprehensive analysis of European craft guilds through eight centuries of economic history. Guilds ruled many crafts and trades from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and have always attracted debate and controversy. They were sometimes viewed as efficient institutions that guaranteed quality and skills. But they also excluded competitors, manipulated markets, and blocked innovations.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691217024 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691217025 |
| Author: | Sheilagh Ogilvie |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Release Date: | 23 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
| Series: | The Princeton Economic History of the Western World |
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About The Author
Sheilagh Ogilvie
Sheilagh Ogilvie is the Chichele Professor of Economic History at the University of Oxford and a fellow of the British Academy. Her books include Institutions and European Trade and A Bitter Living.
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