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A tale of two commons. Some preliminary hypotheses on the long-term development of the commons in Western and Eastern Europe, 11th-19th centuries

open access: yesInternational Journal of the Commons, 2013
In this article, we present our hypotheses regarding the divergence in the development of common-property regimes between Eastern and Western Europe. The latter area developed formalized arrangements for the collective exploitation of natural resources ...
Miguel Laborda Pemán, Tine De Moor
doaj   +1 more source

Osobennosti vybora institucional'nogo puti razvitija v Vostochnoj Evrope XVI—XVII vekov: Moskovskoe gosudarstvo i Rech' Pospolitaja [The features of choosing an institutional development trajectory in Eastern Europe in the 16th—17th centuries: Moscovy and the Polish — Lithuanian Commonwealth] [PDF]

open access: yesБалтийский регион, 2011
Recent decades have witnessed an increase in the number of works dedicated to the analysis of effects of historical events on the choice of institutions and further economic and social development of regions.
Vdovin Mikhail
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source

In the name of freedom: autocracy, serfdom, and suicide in Russia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The 1828 suicide of Grigorii Miasnikov in the small provincial town of Arzamas proved so controversial that it came to the attention of Tsar Nicholas I.
Morrissey, S.
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Centuries of transition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This review of Chris Wickham's Framing the Early Middle Ages situates the book within the context of his earlier writings on the transition to feudalism, and contrasts his explanation for and dating of the process with those of the two main opposing ...
Davidson, Neil
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«Аннибаловская клятва» А. И. Герцена и И. С. Тургенева: миф и реальность

open access: yesILCEA, 2013
This paper examines the circumstances and motives under which Herzen and Turgenev, in their youth, swore an oath that contributed to the emancipation of the serfs and to which they remained faithful to the end of their lives.
Valentina Loukina
doaj   +1 more source

The commercialization of labour markets: Evidence from wage inequality in the Middle Ages

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper moves beyond the focus on ‘average’ wage trends in pre‐industrial economies by examining the broad diversity of pay rates and forms of remuneration across occupations and regions in medieval England. We find that whilst some workers enjoyed substantial growth in wage rates after the Black Death, there was a large group who ...
Jordan Claridge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Roads To and From Serfdom [PDF]

open access: yes
The institution of slavery displays a puzzling historical pattern: it is found mostly at intermediate stages of agricultural development, in horticultural societies, and less frequently among hunter-gatherers and societies at more advanced agrarian ...
Nils-Petter Lagerlof
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L’émancipation des serfs de Russie dans la Revue des deux mondes et la correspondance diplomatique française

open access: yesILCEA, 2013
The proclamation of the abolition of serfdom in Russia in March 1861 was rather modestly reported in French daily press. After the return to peace, French diplomats had been back in Russia from the summer of 1856, which allowed them to inform their ...
Grégoire Eldin
doaj   +1 more source

Simion Bărnuţiu and His Socio-Political Ideas [PDF]

open access: yesOvidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series, 2022
Simion Bărnuţiu (July 21, 1808 - May 24, 1864) was a Romanian politician and scholar who followed the tradition of the Transylvanian School (Şcoala ardeleană) and the German Rationalism. He is considered to be the ideologist and the political leader of
Sorinel Cosma , Daniel Lipară
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