Calendrier du 14 juin 2017
Economic History Seminar
Du 14/06/2017 de 12:30 à 14:00
Salle R2-01, Campus Jourdan, 48 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris
CHAMLEY Christophe (PSE)
L’Etat fragmenté sous Philippe II de Castille: intermédiation financière et fiscale
Through shocks that were to some extent exogenous, Spain became in the pre-modern period the dominant power of its period. Philip II (1556-1598) had to deal with large and fluctuating expenditures and revenues within the constraints of political, fiscal and financial decentralization. In this context, Genoese bankers played a critical role in the management of the “sinews of war”. Current research provides new insights on their actions, on the policy constraints and on the so-called bankruptcies of Philip II. The presentation will provide the elements of a synthesis from the works in
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