Elusive Capital

François Gipouloux

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Abstract: Offering a fresh analysis of late imperial China, this cutting-edge book revisits the roles played by merchant networks, economic institutions, and business practices in the divergence between Europe and China during the trade revolution.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9781800889897
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction: comparative economic history and the trajectory of economic institutions , pp 1-23

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Ch 2 The city and the merchant , pp 24-36

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Ch 3 Regional merchant networks , pp 37-67

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Ch 4 The figure of the intermediary: brokers, merchant manufacturers and guilds , pp 68-94

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Ch 5 Ultra-marine trade: forms, structures and actors , pp 95-127

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Ch 6 Partnerships, company, contracts and risk management in overseas trade , pp 128-160

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Ch 7 Capital mobilization, human capital development and shareholding , pp 161-189

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Ch 8 The elusive capital , pp 190-230

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Ch 9 The decline of regional merchant networks , pp 231-241

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Ch 10 Conclusion: fragile prosperity and the matter of divergence , pp 242-261

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