State Corporatism and Proto-Industry

This book illustrates how social institutions affected the economic development of rural communities.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The proto-industrialization debate; 3. Social institutions in early modern Württemberg; 4. The Black Forest worsted industry; 5. The finances of the proto-industrial guild; 6. Labour supply and entry restrictions; 7. Production volume and output controls; 8. Population growth and the family; 9. Corporate groups and economic development; 10. Corporatism and conflict; 11. Proto-industry and social institutions in Europe; 12. Conclusion; Bibliography, Index.

Summary

State Corporatism and Proto-Industry focuses on the Württemberg worsted industry, an example of a 'proto-industry' which arose in many parts of Europe preceding factory industrialization. This book looks at how traditional institutions (communities, rural guilds) profoundly shaped economic development.

Product details

• Authors: Sheilagh C. Ogilvie
• Assisted by: Jan de Vries (Editor), Richard Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.10.2015
• EAN: 9780521372091
• ISBN: 978-0-521-37209-1
• No. of pages: 540
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 1018 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Populatio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches