| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 173 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in modern economic history ; 7
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Cambridge studies in modern economic history ; 7.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-169) and index. |
| Summary |
"Karl Gunnar Persson surveys a broad sweep of economic history, examining one of the most crucial markets - grain. His analysis allows him to draw more general lessons - for example, that liberalisation of markets was linked to political authoritarianism. Grain Markets in Europe, 1500-1900 traces early regulation to poor performance and frequent market failures. Price volatility caused by harvest shocks was of major concern for central and local government because of the unrest it caused. Regulation became obsolete when markets became more integrated and performed better through trade triggered by falling transport costs. Karl Gunnar Persson, a specialist in economic history, uses insights from development economics, explores contemporary economic thought on the advantages of free trade and measures the extent of market integration using state-of-the-art econometric methods. Grain Markets in Europe, 1500-1900 will be of value to scholars and students in economic history, social history and agricultural and institutional economics."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grain trade -- Europe.
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Grain trade. |
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Europe. |
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Grain trade -- Government policy -- Europe.
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Grain trade -- Government policy. |
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Grain trade -- Deregulation -- Europe.
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Grain trade -- Deregulation. |
| Indexed Term |
Trigo Comercio Europa Siglos XVI-XIX |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Persson, Karl Gunnar, 1943- Grain markets in Europe, 1500-1900. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1999 0521650968 (DLC) 99012834 (OCoLC)40776721 |
| ISBN |
0511040458 (electronic book) |
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9780511040450 (electronic book) |
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0521650968 (hardback) |
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9780521650960 (hardback) |
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0511117582 (electronic book) |
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9780511117589 (electronic book) |
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9780511496820 (electronic book) |
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0511496826 (electronic book) |
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0521023882 |
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9780521023887 |
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