IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 812: Trade and Towns Reshaped?: The Consequences of (Not) Following Rules, II
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Institute for History, Universiteit Leiden |
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| Organiser: | Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz, Instituut voor Geschiedenis, Universiteit Leiden |
| Moderator/Chair: | Per G. Norseng, Institutt for kultur- og humanistiske fag, Høgskolen i Telemark |
| Paper 812-a | Bending Rules in a Hanseatic Town: The Case of Danzig (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Trade, Law, Social History |
| Paper 812-b | Definition and Enforcement of Strategic Interests by Multipolar Organisations: The Case of the Late Medieval Hanse (Language: English) |
| Abstract | To follow the rules, or not to follow them? A trader faced this dilemma on a regular basis, particularly in a foreign town. Filling one's money bag by cheating on the quality of goods, or building up a good reputation? Abiding by the law of a town, or the (unwritten) rules of a commercial network like the Hanse? The papers in this session investigate cases of (non) adherence to rules of trade, as well as legislation and legal practice in various European towns which thrived by trade. The focus is on (long-term) consequences of this conduct, both for traders and legislation. |