History of States and Economic Policies in Early Modern Europe

Taylor & Francis

A History of States and Economic Policies in Early Modern EuropeAuthor(s): Silvia A. Conca Messina\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367135102, 978-0367135102\nSynopsis\nWhy was early modern Europe the starting point of the economic expansion which led to the Industrial Revolution? What was the states role in this momentous transformation? A History of States and Economic Policies in Early Modern Europe takes a comparative approach to answer these questions, demonstrating that wars, public finance and state intervention in the economy were the key elements underlying European economic dynamics of the era.\n\nStructured in two parts, the book begins by examining the central issues of the stateeconomy relationship, including military revolution, the fiscal state and public finance, mercantilism, the formation of commercial empires and the economic war between Britain and France in the 1700s. The second part presents.