Did Manufacturing Guilds Monopolize Markets in Medieval England?

Gary Richardson

Working Papers from California Irvine - School of Social Sciences

Abstract: The prevailing paradigm of medieval industry rests on the belief that guilds monopolized markets for manufactures. The type of market power possessed by guild which manufactured durable goods is, however, unclear. Scholars have shown manufacturing guilds did not possess natural monopolies.

Keywords: MARKET; MANUFACTURING; MONOPOLIES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D42 N64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2000
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