The institutional revolution : measurement and the economic emergence of the modern world

Author/Creator:

Allen, Douglas W. 1960- (Douglas Ward)

Publication/Creation:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2012]

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

The institutional revolution : measurement and the economic emergence of the modern world / Douglas W. Allen

Series Titles:

Markets and governments in economic history
Markets and governments in economic history.

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Public institutions--England--History
Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction -- Variance everywhere -- The aristocrats -- A matter of honor -- The royal navy -- Purchasing army commissions -- Lighthouses, private roads, and the treasury -- The courts, criminal law, and police -- Conclusion.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xiv, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990030173150302486

ISBN:

0226014746 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780226014746 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

708358068

Barcode:

010002494642