Priceless markets : the political economy of credit in Paris, 1660-1870 / Philip T. Hoffman, Gilles Postel-Vinay, and Jean-Laurent Rosenthal.
| Author/creator |
Hoffman, Philip T., 1947- |
| Other author/creator | Postel-Vinay, Gilles. |
| Other author/creator | Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2000. |
| Description | x, 350 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | The institutions of credit markets -- From notarial archives to credit -- Stagnation and decline, 1660-1715 -- The crisis of public finance and the law affair, 1712-26 -- An explosion of private borrowing, 1726-89 -- Overcoming asymmetric information in financial markets -- Notaries, banking, and the expansion of credit in old-regime Paris -- Micro-economics and macro-politics: credit and inflation during the French Revolution -- The long-term financial consequences of the Revolution -- Institutions and information after the Revolution -- The rise of the crédit foncier. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-339) and index. |
| LCCN | 00008587 |
| ISBN | 0226348016 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HG3754.5.F8 H64 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |