Beschreibung:
This book will examine the gradual assembly and consolidation of Portuguese fiscal policy in the second half of the fifteenth century, providing a comparative analysis of the Portuguese State's finances and fiscal dynamics with other Western European monarchies.
Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations List of Figures List of Tables List of Maps 1. Introduction 2. Towards a fiscal model: building a framework 3. European fiscal panorama during the Later Middle Ages and Early Modern times: comparisons 4. A Portuguese "Fiscal X-Ray": one study, two moments 5. The Geography of Early Modern Portuguese Fiscal Dynamics 6. Administrative and fiscal structures in Western European Context 7. Conclusion: a contribution for further Portuguese Early Modern Fiscal studies Bibliography Index