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Mercantilism ΕΘΝΙΚΟ & ΚΑΠΟΔΙΣΤΡΙΑΚΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ ΤΜΗΜΑ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΩΝ ΤΟΜΕΑΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗΣ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ Ιστορία Οικονομικών Θεωριών Νίκος Θεοχαράκης Απρίλιος 2010 Ιστοσελίδες για τον Μερκαντιλισμό Bullionists “W.S.” (John Hales d.1571, Sir Thomas Smith ) A Discourse of the Common Weal of this Realm of England, 1581 or A Compendious; Or Briefe Examination of Certayne Ordinary Complaints of Diuers of Our Countrymen in These Our Dayes (Written 1541, not by William Shakespeare despite the 1751 edition) Thomas Milles, c.1550-1627. The Customers Replie, or Second Apologie :…, An Aunswer to a confused Treatise of Publicke Commerce . in favour of the . Merchants Adventurers,' &c., 1604 Gerard de Malynes, c.1586-1641 Saint George for England Allegorically Described, 1601. A Treatise on the Canker of England's Commonwealth, 1601. Consuetudo vel Lex Mercatoria or the Ancient Law- Merchant, 1622. The Maintenance of Free Trade, 1622. The Centre of the Circle of Commerce, 1623. Ν. Θεοχαράκης, ΕΚΠΑ, ΤΟΕ, Μερκαντιλιστές 1/5 Παραδοσιακοί Μερκαντιλιστές John Wheeler, c.1553-1611. Treatise on Commerce, 1601 Edward Misselden, 1608-1654. Free Trade and the Means to Make Trade Flourish, 1622 Circle of Commerce 1623. Thomas Mun, 1571-1641. A Discourse of Trade from England unto the East- Indies, 1621. in England's Treasure by Forraign Trade, 1664. (Written 1628) facsimile Lewis Roberts, 1596 – 1640 The Merchantes Mappe of Commerce , 1638 The Treasure of Traffike, 1640 John Locke, 1632-1704. A Letter Concerning Toleration, 1689. Two Treatises on Government, 1690. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 1690. pt 2 Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest and Raising the Value of Money, 1692 Further Considerations Concerning Raising the Value of Money, 1695. Short Observations on a Printed Paper, 1695 The Works of John Locke in Nine Volumes [1824] from OLL Henry Rice Vaughan, 1622 - 1695. Discourse on Coins and Coinage, 1675. William Petyt (Philanglus), 1636-1707, Britannia languens, or, A discourse of trade, 1680 «Ποσοτικοί» Sir William Petty, 1623-1687. A Treatise on Taxes and Contributions, 1662 Verbum Sapienti, 1664. Political Anatomy of Ireland, 1672. Quantulumque Concerning Money, 1682 Discourse on Political Arithmetic, 1690. Economic Writings (1899) from OLL Ν. Θεοχαράκης, ΕΚΠΑ, ΤΟΕ, Μερκαντιλιστές 2/5 John Graunt, 1620-1674 Natural and Political Observations...Upon Bills of Mortality, 1662. Table of Casualties Gregory King, 1648-1712. A Scheme of the Rates and Duties Granted to His Majesty upon Marriages, Births and Burials, 1695. Natural and Political Observatons and Conclusions, 1696. Of the Naval Trade of Great Britain, 1697. Charles D'Avenant, 1656-1714. An Essay on the Ways and Means of Supplying the War, 1695. A Memorial Concerning the Coin of England, 1695. A Memorial Concerning Credit, 1696 Essay on the East India Trade, 1696. facsimile original Discourses on the Public Revenue and on the Trade of England, 1698. Essay on the Probable Means of Making a People Gainers in the Balance of Trade, 1699. Google pdf of his works (1771) The political and commercial works of that celebrated writer Charles D’Avenant, LL.D. William Fleetwood, 1656-1723 Chronicon Preciosum, or an account of English money, the price of corn and other commodities for the last six hundred years. 1707 «Φιλελεύθεροι» Μερκαντιλιστές Sir Josiah Child, 1630-1699 Brief Observations Concerning Trade and Interest on Money, 1668. A New Discourse of Trade, 1693. A Discourse Concerning the Having Many Children, 1695. Sir Dudley North, 1641-1691 Discourses Upon Trade, 1691 Isaac Gervaise, 1680-1720. The System or Theory of the Trade of the World, 1720. Samuel Fortrey, 1622-1681. England's Interest and Improvement, 1673. facsimile Nicholas Barbon, 1637/40-?1698. Discourse of Trade, 1690 Roger Coke, c.1628–1704x7 A Discourse of Trade, 1670. Bernard de Mandeville, 1670-1733. The Grumbling Hive: Or knaves turn'd honest, 1705. The Fable of the Bees: Or private vices, publick benefits, 1714 - The Fable of the Bees, Part II, 1729. Ύστεροι Μερκαντιλιστές Sir James Steuart, 1713-1780, An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Economy, 1767 vol.1 & vol. 2 facsimile πρώτης έκδοσης Ν. Θεοχαράκης, ΕΚΠΑ, ΤΟΕ, Μερκαντιλιστές 3/5 Ηπειρωτικοί Μερκαντιλιστές Jean Bodin, 1530-1596. Responses aux paradoxes du sieur de Malestroict touchant l’enchérissement de toutes choses, 1568. Also in Jean Yves LeBranchu, Écrits notables sur la monnaie, XVIe siècle, de Copernic à Davanzati, 1934. Antoine de Montchrétien, 1575-1621. Traicté de l'oeconomie politique, 1615. Jean Baptiste Colbert, 1619-1683. Testament politique de M. Jean Bapt. Colbert, 1694 Vie de Jean-Baptiste Colbert υπό Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras, 1696 Eloge de Jean-Baptiste Colbert, υπό Jacques Necker, 1780 επίσης στην ιστοσελίδα της taieb Economic policy of Colbert, υπό AJ Sargent 1899 Adam Smith για Colbert, (1), (2) Memorandum on Trade, 1664 Καμεραλιστές [Βιβλίο του A.W. Small 1909] Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, 1626-1692. ·Der Teutsche Fürsten Staaten, 1655. ·Der Christen Stat, 1688. Johann Joachim Becher, 1635-1682. (bio) Politische Discurs von den eigentlichen Ursachen des Auf- und Abnehmens der Städte, Länder und Republiken, 1668. Ν. Θεοχαράκης, ΕΚΠΑ, ΤΟΕ, Μερκαντιλιστές 4/5 Philip Wilhelm von Hornick, 1638-1712. ·Oesterreich über alles, wann es nur will 1684. Αγγλική μετάφραση “Austria Over All If She Only Will” στο Arthur Eli Monroe, (ed.) Early Economic Thought: Selections from Economic Literature Prior to Adam Smith, Cambridge University Press, κεφάλαιο X, σσ. 221-243, 1924. The Italians Bernardo Davanzati, 1529-1606 (1) A Discourse Upon Coins, 1588 (στα Ιταλικά έκδοσηCustodi) Giovani Botero, c.1544–1617 The Greatness of Cities: A Treatise Concerning The Causes of the Magnificency and Greatness of Cities (1606 αγγλικά), Della Ragion di Stato: Libri dieci [Delle cause della grandezza delle città 1588 στη p.295] Antonio Genovesi, 1712 –1769 Delle lezioni di commercio o sia d'economia civile, 1765 vol 1, vol 2 German translation Υλικό για μελέτη J W. Horrocks, A Short History of Mercantilism, 1925 Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, bk IV John Ramsay McCulloch, A Select Collection of Early English Tracts on Commerce from the Originals of Mun, Roberts, North, and Others, with a Preface and Index, 1856. Jacob Viner, Studies in the Theory of International Trade, 1937 Wikipedia άρθρο Mercantilism William Cunningham, Growth of English Industry and Commerce in Modern Times, 1907. (vol. 2). William J. Ashley, “The Tory Origin of Free Trade Policy”, QJE, 1897 Gustav Schmoller, The Mercantile System and its Historical Significance, αγγλική έκδοση 1897 History of Economic Thought Website link για μερκαντιλισμό http://www.econlinks.uma.es/Escuelas/mercant.htm John Munro’s Reading list. και του ιδίου Time Chart of European Economic History, 1300 - 1750 Daniel J. Whiteneck, “The Industrial Revolution and Birth of the Anti-Mercantilist Idea: Epistemic Communities and Global Leadership”, Journal of World-Systems Research, Vol. 2, No. 1 Jews in Mercantilism see Jonathan Israel, European Jewry in the Age of Mercantilism, 1550-1750, 3rd edn, 1997 Ν. Θεοχαράκης, ΕΚΠΑ, ΤΟΕ, Μερκαντιλιστές 5/5 .
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