The effects of political fragmentation on investments: A case study of watermill construction in medieval Ponthieu, France

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-380

  der Beek, Karine van ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Competition; Growth; Investments; Medieval Europe; Milling; Political fragmentation; Political institutions; Watermills

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958463581     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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