The lack of adequate historiographical insights has cast a negative light on the role of lordship in the late medieval economy; it has traditionally been seen as an obstacle to the free expression of market forces and thus to growth. While not endorsing this dated view, neo-institutionalist models have in fact reiterated this negative judgement. This article puts forward an interpretive proposal aimed at nuancing the image of lordship as an economically regressive force and reconsidering its role in late medieval growth processes.
University of Pisa, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-6011-8671
Chapter Title
La signoria rurale e le trasformazioni economiche della fine del medioevo (area lombarda e Italia centro-settentrionale). Qualche riflessione
Authors
Alma Poloni
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0187-2.08
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Publication Year
2023
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Book Title
La signoria rurale nell’Italia del tardo medioevo. 4. Quadri di sintesi e nuove prospettive di ricerca
Editors
Sandro Carocci
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Number of Pages
470
Publication Year
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0187-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0186-5
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0187-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0189-6
Series Title
Reti Medievali E-Book
Series ISSN
2704-6362
Series E-ISSN
2704-6079