Institutions Always 'Mattered': Explaining prosperity in Mediaeval Ragusa (Dubrovnik)
The mediaeval Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) was a prosperous economy that outperformed its Dalmatian rivals (Kotor, Split and Zadar). It enjoyed a period of rapid economic development in the 15th and 16th centuries. This study collects together evidence on how Ragusa compared to other economies of the region and addresses the difficult task of looking at the reasons behind its success. Drawing on a vast amount of secondary literature, the authors use data to support their historical study …
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- Full title :Institutions Always 'Mattered' : Explaining prosperity in Mediaeval Ragusa (Dubrovnik).
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The mediaeval Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) was a prosperous economy that outperformed its Dalmatian rivals (Kotor, Split and Zadar). It enjoyed a period of rapid economic development in the 15th and 16th centuries. This study collects together evidence on how Ragusa compared to other economies of the region and addresses the difficult task of looking at the reasons behind its success. Drawing on a vast amount of secondary literature, the authors use data to support their historical study of Ragusa. They provide a close analysis of its economic evolution, in particular looking at its polic.
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- Publication Date:2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
- Place of Publication:Basingstoke
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
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- Description:1 online resource (269 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781137339775, 1137339772
- oclc:ocn958503687
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