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Book SynopsisArgues that the expansion of the Florentine economic market in the fifteenth century helped to undo the development of markets of other economies slowing down the economic development of northern Italy overall
Trade Review"Emigh has written a very important book that will have a big impact on historical sociology. Based on first-rate research and innovative methods of analysis, she offers an incisive review of previous theories of the transition to capitalism, and shows how the dynamism and efficiencies of urban markets serve to undermine rural markets." Richard Lachmann, Department of Sociology, State University of New York at Albany "This excellent book is the culmination and synthesis of years of building-block studies by this author... The Undevelopment of Capitalism is an important book, destined to become a classic." - Journal of Interdisciplinary History "This rich and carefully argued book should shape the future study of Italian economic development and also provide a model for, and justification of, the analysis of sectoral relations in other times and places." - Journal of Comparative Sociology
Table of Contents1. Capitalism and Tuscany: Investigating the Past; 2. Tuscany as a Negative Case of Transition to Capitalism; 3. Linking Sectors and Markets; 4. Smallholding: The Circulation of Property; 5. Urban Involvement in Agriculture; 6. Sharecropping: The Consolidation of Property; 7. Comparing Productivity, Income, and Indebtedness; 8. Conclusions
