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Russia's 'Age of Silver' (Routledge Revivals): Precious-Metal Production and Economic Growth in the Eighteenth Century book cover

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Russia's 'Age of Silver' (Routledge Revivals) Precious-Metal Production and Economic Growth in the Eighteenth Century

By Ian Blanchard Copyright 1989
450 Pages
by Routledge

450 Pages
by Routledge

450 Pages
by Routledge
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First published in 1989, Russia’s ‘Age of Silver’ represents a major contribution to the history of the international economy during the eighteenth century, challenging old prejudices and establishing the importance of Russian precious-metal production. Ian Blanchard examines the nature of the Central and South America specie crisis of 1670 to 1760, and the response of European precious-metal... Read more

List of figures;  List of maps and plans;  List of tables; Acknowledgements;  Part One: International Precious-Metal Production and Distribution 1670-1770  1. The South and Central American mining ‘crisis’  2. The European producers’ response;  Part Two: Russian Precious-Metal Production and Economic Development  3. Russian precious-metal production  4. Russian money supply  5. Russian economic growth;  Part Three: Russian Silver and International Specie Markets in the Eighteenth Century  6. Conclusion: Russian silver and international specie markets in the eighteenth century;  Appendix 1: Russian precious-metal and copper production;  Appendix 2: Russian monetary stocks, prices, transactions demand and national income;  Notes and references;  Bibliography

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Ian Blanchard

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