Merchants in Global Economic History
In this book, Toshiaki Tamaki analyses merchant and entrepreneurial activity from ancient times to the twenty-first century, arguing that these intermediaries drive global market expansion and institutional development, as they help to connect distant regions and reduce information asymmetry.
The book begins by framing global economic history through the lens of Homo mobilis (the mobile human) and ...
In this book, Toshiaki Tamaki analyses merchant and entrepreneurial activity from ancient times to the twenty-first century, arguing that these intermediaries drive global market expansion and institutional development, as they help to connect distant regions and reduce information asymmetry.
The book begins by framing global economic history through the lens of Homo mobilis (the mobile human) and ...
