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Consumption, Social Capital, and the ‘Industrious Revolution’ in Early Modern Germany
Ogilvie, S. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2009
capital” of traditional institutions? How were they affected by social constraints on women? It finds that people in central … Europe did desire to increase market work and consumption. But elites used the “social capital” of traditional institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008531411
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Can We Rehabilitate the Guilds? A Sceptical Re-Appraisal
Ogilvie, S. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2007
This paper examines recent attempts to rehabilitate pre-modern craft guilds as efficient economic institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005647427
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Community Characteristics and Demographic Development: Three Württemberg Communities, 1558 - 1914
Ogilvie, S.; Küpker, M.; Maegraith, J. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2009
Demographic behaviour is influenced not just by attributes of individuals but also by characteristics of the communities in which those individuals live. A project on ‘Economy, Gender, and Social Capital in the German Demographic Transition’ is analyzing the longterm determinants of...
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