Translating Empire - Emulation and the Origins of Political Economy

Klappentext Historians have traditionally turned to free trade and "laissez faire "to explain the development of political economy during the Enlightenment. Reinert argues that economic emulation was the prism through which philosophers! ministers! reformers! and merchants thought about imperialism! economics! industry! and reform in the early modern period. Zusammenfassung Historians have traditionally turned to free trade and laissez faire to explain the development of political economy during the Enlightenment. Reinert argues that economic emulation was the prism through which philosophers! ministers! reformers! and merchants thought about imperialism! economics! industry! and reform in the early modern period.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sophus A. Reinert, Reinert Sophus A., Sophus A. Reinert
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.10.2011
• EAN: 9780674061514
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06151-4
• Pagine: 456
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 245 mm x 35 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; History, HISTORY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Business & management, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political Economy, Political science and theory, History and Archaeology