Harbingers of modernity : monetary injections and European economic growth, 1492-1790

In this dissertation I assess some of the effects for the early modern European economy which resulted from the large-scale discovery and exploitation of precious metals in the New World. I argue that the monetary injections which were a direct result of the increased precious metals availability we...

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Main Author: Palma, Nuno Pedro G.
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.684688