1st Edition

Fiscal Policy in Early Modern Europe Portugal in Comparative Context

By Rodrigo da Costa Dominguez Copyright 2020
196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book will examine the gradual assembly and consolidation of Portuguese fiscal policy in the second half of the fifteenth century, providing a comparative analysis of the Portuguese State’s finances and fiscal dynamics with other Western European monarchies. This book examines relevant aspects of the Portuguese Royal finances, particularly the different instruments employed to provide... Read more
Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations List of Figures List of Tables List of Maps 1. Introduction 2. Towards a fiscal model: building a framework 3. European fiscal panorama during the Later Middle Ages and Early Modern times: comparisons 4. A Portuguese "Fiscal X-Ray": one study, two moments 5. The Geography of Early Modern Portuguese Fiscal Dynamics 6. Administrative and fiscal structures in Western European Context 7. Conclusion: a contribution for further Portuguese Early Modern Fiscal studies Bibliography Index

Biography

Rodrigo da Costa Dominguez is an Economic History Junior Researcher in the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, at the University of Minho - Portugal.