Property, Power and the Growth of Towns - Enterprise and Urban Development,1100-1500

Local enterprise, institutional quality and strategic location were of central importance in the growth of medieval towns. This book, a study of 112 English towns, emphasises these key factors. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from the disciplines of economics and history.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Town comparisons: Southern England Part 1 Chapter 3 Town comparisons: Southern England Part 2 Chapter 4 Town comparisons: Midlands and North England Chapter 5 Explaining the growth of towns 1086-1524: a statistical analysis of 112 towns Chapter 6: Town growth and topography Chapter 7: Conclusion

About the author

Catherine Casson is Senior Lecturer in Enterprise at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. Her publications include articles in Urban History, Business History Review, Business History and the Economic History Review and the co-authored book Compassionate Capitalism: Business and Community in Medieval England (2020).
Mark Casson is Professor of Economics at the University of Reading and Director of the Centre for Institutions and Economic History. He has published in Economic History Review, Explorations in Economic History, Business History Review. He is the co-author (with Catherine Casson) of The Entrepreneur in History (2013).

Summary

Local enterprise, institutional quality and strategic location were of central importance in the growth of medieval towns. This book, a study of 112 English towns, emphasises these key factors. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from the disciplines of economics and history.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Casson, Catherine Casson Casson, Mark Casson, Casson Catherine
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032000923
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3200092-3
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Social History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, Economic history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Human Geography, Microeconomics, Settlement, urban and rural geography, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history