Casualties of credit: the english financial revolution, 1620–1720
Auteur :
Wennerlind, Carl
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674047389
Date de publication :
30 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
680 g
Format :
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
With a circulating credit currency, a modern national debt, and sophisticated financial markets, England developed a fiscal–military state that instilled fear and facilitated the first industrial revolution. Yet this new system of credit was precarious and prone to accidents, and it depended on trust, public opinion, and ultimately violence.