Global commerce in the age of enlightenment : theories, practices, and institutions in the eighteenth century / J. Bohorquez.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

©2023

vi, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

"Combining contextual, institutional and global perspectives, this book evaluates the impact of international trade on eighteenth-century economic thought. It meticulously delineates how economic ideas and institutions flowed between North and South Europe and across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans during the Age of Enlightenment. Global Commerce in the Age of Enlightenment carefully explores contemporary debates about economic institutions, which were a crucial element in the race for controlling international trade. Eighteenth-century thinkers devoted much attention to the relative merits of existing institutions, such as free ports, grasped the dangers of economic dependence, and appraised emerging conceptions of property rights. The author draws on an impressive range of sources, including pamphlets and travel accounts, and work from lesser-known figures such as Pierre Poivre and Ange Goudar. This volume will be valuable reading for advanced students and researchers of the history of economic thought, economic history, political economy, the history of ideas and global history"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Bohorquez, Jesús. Global commerce in the age of enlightenment 1. New York, NY : Routledge, 2023

English

April 11, 2023

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and index.

History.