Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
Physical Description:
viii, 192 p. : ill.
Series:
The Princeton economic history of the Western world
Princeton economic history of the Western world.
Contents:
Introduction -- The evolution and importance of public credit -- Representative assemblies in Europe, 1250-1750 -- Representation and credit in a broad sample of states -- Origins of city-states -- Three city-state experiences -- Three territorial state experiences -- Implications for state formation and development.
