Urban Autonomy: Fiefs, Communities and King Owned Towns in South Italy (1000-1806)

Fabio Gatti

No 22183, BAFFI CAREFIN Working Papers from BAFFI CAREFIN, Centre for Applied Research on International Markets Banking Finance and Regulation, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy

Abstract: Urban governance has been considered a key feature in the political and economic development in Europe in the medieval and early modern times. This paper aims to explore the different institutional settings that characterized the community organization in the Kingdom of Naples, with a particular attention to the case of the King Owned Towns (KOTs), which somehow resembled the North Italian commune experience. Our exploration uncovers experiences of urban autonomy in South Italy, that so fa has been missed in the modern literature on historical urban development, that focused its attention on the case of North Italian and North-West European city’s institutional development.

Keywords: Economic History; Political Institutions; History; Local Economics; Culture; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 H10 K00 N44 O43 O52 R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 57
Date: 2022
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