Medieval Economic Thought
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Medieval Economic Thought

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Medieval Economic Thought

About this book

This book is an introduction to medieval economic thought, mainly from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, as it emerges from the works of academic theologians and lawyers and other sources - from Italian merchants' writings to vernacular poetry, Parliamentary legislation, and manorial court rolls. It raises a number of questions based on the Aristotelian idea of the mean, the balance and harmony underlying justice, as applied by medieval thinkers to the changing economy. How could private ownership of property be reconciled with God's gift of the earth to all in common? How could charity balance resources between rich and poor? What was money? What were the just price and the just wage? How was a balance to be achieved between lender and borrower and how did the idea of usury change to reflect this? The answers emerge from a wide variety of ecclesiastical and secular sources.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series-title
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. CONTENTS
  7. PREFACE
  8. ABBREVIATIONS
  9. INTRODUCTION: PROBLEMS, EVIDENCE, AND BACKGROUND
  10. 1 PRIVATE PROPERTY VERSUS COMMUNAL RIGHTS: THE CONFLICT OF TWO LAWS
  11. 2 WEALTH, BEGGARY, AND SUFFICIENCY
  12. 3 WHAT IS MONEY?
  13. 4 SOVEREIGN CONCERNS: WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND COINAGE
  14. 5 THE MERCANTILE SYSTEM
  15. 6 THE JUST PRICE AND THE JUST WAGE
  16. 7 THE NATURE OF USURY: THE USURER AS WINNER
  17. 8 THE THEORY OF INTEREST: THE USURER AS LOSER
  18. CONCLUSION
  19. APPENDIX NOTES ON THE MAIN WRITERS AND ANONYMOUS WORKS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT
  20. GLOSSARY OF TERMS
  21. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  22. INDEX