Storage and English government intervention in early modern grain markets

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-33

  Nielsen, Randall ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; GRAIN SUPPLY; MARKET INTERVENTION; PRIVY COUNCIL; STORAGE POLICY;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0031391542     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700017903     Document Type: Article

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