Money, Markets, and Merit - The Economic Thought of Leonardus Lessius

This book revisits the legacy of one of the protagonists in the history of economic thought: Leonardus Lessius (1554-1623). In a time marked as much by fierce debates on grace and free will as by doubts about the legitimacy of the first global economy, Lessius offers a glimpse into the interconnectedness between 'meritocratic' ideas on spiritual salvation and material prosperity.

About the author

Wim Decock is Professor of Legal History at the Universities of Louvain and Liège in Belgium. From 2012-2014 he led a junior research group at the Max-Planck-Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt. In 2022, he was the recipient of a Max Planck-Humboldt medal.

Product details

• Authors: Wim Decock, Decock Wim
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9780197827314
• ISBN: 978-0-19-782731-4
• Series: Oxford Studies in History of Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, LAW / Legal History, Religion & beliefs, Economic history, Legal History, Religion and beliefs