Stasavage, David.

States of credit size, power, and the development of European polities / [electronic resource] : David Stasavage. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011. - viii, 192 p. : ill. - The Princeton economic history of the Western world . - Princeton economic history of the Western world. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The evolution and importance of public credit -- Representative assemblies in Europe, 1250-1750 -- Representation and credit in a broad sample of states -- Origins of city-states -- Three city-state experiences -- Three territorial state experiences -- Implications for state formation and development.


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Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
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Debts, Public--History.--Europe
Credit--History.--Europe
Middle Ages.


Europe--Politics and government.
Europe--History.


Electronic books.

HJ8615 / .S857 2011eb

336.3/4094