Precious Metals and Commerce - Hardback
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Precious Metals and Commerce - Hardback
Precious metals played a key role in inter-continental trade between Europe and Asia in the early modern period. An assured supply of these metal was indeed a pre-requisite to the procurement of Asian goods such as spices, textiles and raw silk. Once these metals had been imported into Asia, they were converted into the coinage of the country concerned. The 'bullion for goods' pattern of trade had important implications for the level of output, income, employment and prices in the Asian societies. This collection of essays by Professor Om Prakash explores these issues in relation mainly to the Dutch East India Company. Given the scale of its operations, as well as its unique character as the only European corporate group to engage in large scale intra-Asian trade as an integral part of its overall trading strategy, the VOC is a particularly appropriate medium through which to analyse these issues. Les mĂ©taux prĂ©cieux jouĂšrent in rĂÂŽle clef dans le commerce international entre lâEurope et lâAsie au dĂ©but de la pĂ©riode moderne. La prĂ©sence dâun stock assurĂ© de ces mĂ©taux Ă©tait, en effet, un facteur nĂ©cessaire afin de se procurer des produits asiatiques tels les Ă©pices, les textiles et la soie grĂšge. Une fois importĂ©s en Asie, ces mĂ©taux Ă©taient convertis dans le monnaie du pays concernĂ©. La structure commerciale du bullion for goods avait des implications importantes en ce qui concernait le niveau de production, lâemploi et les prix au sein des sociĂ©tĂ©s asiatiques. Cette collestion dâessais du professeur Om Prakash explore ces questions en relation plus particuliĂšrement avec la conpagnie hollandaise dâInde Orientale. Etant donnĂ©e lâenvergure de ses opĂ©rations, ainsi que son caractĂšre unique en tant que seule corporation europĂ©enne engagĂ©e dans un commerciale, le VOC est un particuliĂšrement bon exemple Ă travers lequel analyser ces questions.
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