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      On the Political Foundations of the Late Medieval Commercial Revolution: Genoa During the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

      The Journal of Economic History
      Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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          Although the late medieval Commercial Revolution is considered to be a watershed in the economic history of Europe, the analysis of the interrelationship between political and economic systems in bringing about this period of economic growth has been neglected. This article conducts such an analysis with respect to the city of Genoa during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Viewing political institutions as self-enforcing agreements rather than as exogenous rules, I present and analyze the nature and evolution of Genoa's political systems and the relations between these systems and economic growth.

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                Journal
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                The Journal of Economic History
                J. Eco. History
                Cambridge University Press (CUP)
                0022-0507
                1471-6372
                June 1994
                March 2009
                : 54
                : 02
                : 271-287
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                10.1017/S0022050700014479
                a8cc1c1b-336b-4d2c-8838-3c009a917681
                © 1994
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