pt. 1. Merchant networks, early modern long-distance trade and globalization : theoretical considerations and historiographical reappraisal -- pt. II. The social composition of networks : cultural identities versus transnationality -- pt. III. Connecting spaces : networks and systems, merchants...

Contents: Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory -- 3. Supply chain economy -- 4. Market structure and location of production -- 5. Globalisation -- 6. International firms -- 7. Regional policy -- 8. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.

Over the past two decades, the Black Sea region has exhibited significantly growing wheat production and exports. In 2017/18, Russia ultimately became the world’s largest wheat exporter, a position that was held by the USA for decades. Mostly serving destination markets in the Middle East and...