Institutions and trade during the late medieval commercial revolution
By: Avner Greif.
Series: Political economy of institutions and decisions
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 503
ISBN-13: 9780521480444; 9780521671347
Subjects: Commerce -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500.; Social institutions.
Description: It is widely believed that current disparities in economic, political and social outcomes reflect distinct institutions. Avner Greif presents a multi-disciplinary perspective to study endogenous institutions and their dynamics and to understand why they are influenced by the past.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.