Evolutions of Capitalism: Historical Perspectives, 1200–2000

Front Cover -- Evolutions Of Capitalism: Historical Perspectives: 1200-2000 -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures And Tables -- Notes On Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Definition Of Capitalism -- Five Functions Relevant To Capitalism -- Key Dates For Entrepreneurship -- Key Dates For Finance -- Key Dates For Management -- Key Dates For Workers -- Key Dates For Political Leaders -- Summary Of Chronological Change -- References -- 2 The Market As An Institution: Theory And History -- Introduction -- Evolution Of The Market Definition Of A Market -- Plan Of The Chapter -- Key Concepts In The Analysis Of Markets -- Private Property -- Alienability -- Incentives To Trade -- Money -- Comparison -- Co-location Of Transactions -- Trust -- Intermediation -- Markets And Innovation -- Economic Theory Of Markets -- Analysis Of Market Behaviour -- Typology Of Market Processes -- Retailing And Local Market Competition -- A Social Network Approach To Retail Markets -- Locations Of Towns -- Roles Of Towns: Historical Evidence -- The Urban Marketplace: Topography -- Policy Intervention: Regulation Of The Market -- Objectives Origins Of Regulation -- Regulation Of Wholesale Trade: Role Of Civic Customs -- Quality Control -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Regulating Capitalism -- The Scholastic Heritage And Beyond -- Transitions Towards Capitalism: Case Study Of Late Medieval Germany And The Reformation, 1470s-1530s -- Monetary Regulation -- Industrial Policy -- Notes -- References -- 4 Capitalism And State Ownership Models -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Sweden: Historical Background For Ownership Model -- Norway: Historical Background For State Ownership -- Norway Falling Behind After 1870 State Ownership After The Second World War -- Liberalization And Embracing Of The Hydro Model -- Comparing Ownership Models Of Norway And Sweden -- Collaboration Between Business And Social Democrats -- National Ownership And Control -- Active Ownership -- Monitoring And Free-riding -- The Present Standing Of The Ownership Model -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 5 Comparative And Connected Global Capitalism(s) -- Introduction -- Capitalism(s) Before Divergence -- Capitalism(s) And The Institutions Of Global Trade -- Whose Capitalism? -- Conclusion -- References 6 Capitalism, Imperialism And The Emergence Of An Industrialized Global Economy -- Introduction -- Some (stylized) Theory And History -- The Concentration And Centralization Of Capital, Backwardness, Stage Theory And Capitalist Modernization -- State Capitalism, Imperialism And Late Industrialization -- The Rise Of The Rest: Late Industrial Capitalism In Asia -- Cosy Capitalism Or Crony Capitalism? -- Re-evaluating The Dynamics Of Imperialism-industrialism: A Perspective (largely) From Latin America: The Imperialism Of Free Trade, Structuralism And Dependency -- Conclusion -- References Edited By Catherine Casson And Philipp Robinson Rössner. 7 Religion And Capitalism. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.