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1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (378 pages) |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Note |
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| Summary |
This book reveals a great deal about the attempts, and failures, of the French absolutist monarchy to stimulate commerce, colonial enterprise and economic growth, and how these attempts and failures contrasted with the successes of Amsterdam and London. |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1: Insurance, Privilege and Commercial Policy -- 1. The Royal Insurance Chamber and Colbertian Commercial Policy, 1664-83 -- 2. The Royal Insurance Company and Privilege in Post-Colbertian Commercial Policy, 1683-c. 1700 -- 3. 'Over thirty leagues from the sea': Paris, Information Asymmetries and State Intervention -- Part 2: War, Maritime Commerce and Empire -- 4. Underwriting in War and Peace: Fortune and Failure in the Royal Insurance Chamber, 1668-72 -- 5. The Royal Insurance Company, the Atlantic Empire and Neutral Shipping, 1686-98 -- Part 3: Law, Conflict Resolution and the Absolute Monarchy -- 6. 'In the time of the Ordonnance': Insurance, Law and Maritime Jurisdiction -- 7. Reputation, Conflict Resolution and State Propaganda in the Royal Insurance Chamber, 1668-86 -- 8. Reputation, Conflict Resolution and Privilege in the Royal Insurance Company, 1686-1701 -- Conclusion: Privilege at a Premium -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Marine insurance -- France -- History -- 17th century.
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Marine insurance -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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War -- Economic aspects -- France -- History -- 17th century.
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War -- Economic aspects -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
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France -- Economic conditions -- 17th century.
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France -- Economic conditions -- 18th century.
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Assurances maritimes -- France -- Histoire -- 17e siècle.
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Assurances maritimes -- France -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
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Guerre -- Aspect économique -- France -- Histoire -- 17e siècle.
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Guerre -- Aspect économique -- France -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
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France -- Conditions économiques -- 17e siècle.
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France -- Conditions économiques -- 18e siècle.
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Economic history
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Marine insurance
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War -- Economic aspects
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France
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1799
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History
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| ISBN |
9781800108813 |
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1800108818 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000075303270 |
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