States of credit size, power, and the development of European polities / [electronic resource] :
David Stasavage.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
- viii, 192 p. : ill.
- The Princeton economic history of the Western world .
- Princeton economic history of the Western world. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.