1. Introduction: states and markets -- 2. Freedom, freedoms and growth -- 3. The late medieval crisis as an 'integration crisis' -- 4. States and fairs -- 5. Cities and the rise of Italian territorial states -- 6. The origins of protoindustry, c. 1300-c. 1550 -- 7. Markets and states, c. 1300-c. 1550 -- 8. Conclusion
Summary
This book examines whether different kinds of 'freedoms' (absolutist, parliamentary and republican) caused different economic outcomes, and shows the effect of different political regimes on long term development
