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 Postel-Vinay, Gilles.
Other author Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2000.
Descriptionx, 350 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Commercial credit--France. --Paris. --History.
Commercial loans--France. --Paris. --History.
France--Economic conditions.
Paris (France)--Economic conditions.

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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 317-339) and index.
LCCN 00008587
ISBN0226348016 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HG3754.5.F8 H64 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold