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Klappentext State Corporatism and Proto-Industry focuses on an industrial countryside in south-west Germany! where a dense worsted industry dominated the rural economy from 1580 to 1800. This is an example of 'proto-industry'! the dense! export-oriented rural manufacturing which arose throughout Europe before factory industrialization. But although the Wurttemberg worsted industry possessed all the features of a classic proto-industry! closer scrutiny throws doubt on basic assumptions about European proto-industrialization. In this book! Sheilagh Ogilvie shows that proto-industries did not break down traditional society. Instead! corporate institutions such as guilds! merchant companies! village communities and manorial systems retained enormous power. This was a result of 'state corporatism': the expanding early modern state granted privileges to favoured groups in return for fiscal and regulatory co-operation. As Ogilvie shows! these corporate privileges profoundly constrained both individual decisions and economic development. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.
