Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The age of crisis; 2. The agrarian economies on divergent paths; 3. Restructuring industry; 4. The dynamism of trade; 5. Urbanization and regional trade; 6. Capitalism creating its own demand; 7. Capital accumulation and the bourgeoisie; 8. Mercantilism, absolutism, and economic growth; Notes; Index.

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This book looks at the economic civilisation of Europe in the last epoch before the Industrial Revolution.