کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5069059 1373029 2009 15 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A theory of the pre-modern British aristocracy
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر تاریخ
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
A theory of the pre-modern British aristocracy
چکیده انگلیسی

Between c. 1550 -c. 1880, a small group of individuals ruled England and oversaw her transformation from a small country to the British Empire-and in the process they became exceedingly wealthy. Known as aristocrats, their unusual lifestyles were the antithesis of modern secular values. Today aristocrats are often viewed as a hindrance to pre-modern growth and development because they appeared to operate so inefficiently. This paper argues that the aristocrats efficiently provided the valuable service of “trustworthy servant”, by investing their wealth in hostage capital. This theory explains terms of entry and exit out of the aristocracy, the strict family settlement, their education patterns, extravagant lifestyle, and their ultimate voluntary retreat from power.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Explorations in Economic History - Volume 46, Issue 3, July 2009, Pages 299-313
نویسندگان
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