Overview
- Through archival records in the form of letters, statutes, petitions and manorial court records the author examines economic ethics and practices in late medieval England
- Offers a new perspective on business-ethics and how individuals responded to moral issues arising from economic activity
- Traces where economics became separated from ethics
Part of the book series: Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics (AIEE)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Drawing on an array of archival evidence from court records to the poems of Chaucer, this work explores how medieval thinkers understood economic activity, how their ideas were transmitted and the extent to which they were accepted. Moving beyond the impersonal operations of an economy to its ethical dimension, Hole’s socio-cultural study considers not only the ideas and beliefs of theologians and philosophers, but how these influenced assumptions and preoccupations about material concerns in late medieval English society. Beginning with late medieval English writings on economic ethics and its origins, the author illuminates a society which, although strictly hierarchical and unequal, nevertheless fostered expectations that all its members should avoid greed and excess consumption. Throughout, Hole aims to show that economic ethics had a broader application than trade and usury in late medieval England.
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About the author
Jennifer Hole is currently Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Western Australia. Her previous background was in commerce, specialising in industry analysis.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Economic Ethics in Late Medieval England, 1300–1500
Authors: Jennifer Hole
Series Title: Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38860-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38859-5Published: 20 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81765-1Published: 16 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-38860-1Published: 07 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2662-6195
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6209
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 300
Topics: History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Economic History, Public Administration