Title:War, Diplomacy and Social Mobility: The Casali family in the service of Henry VIII
Author(s):FLETCHER, CatherineDate:2010-01-01Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:By employing Gregorio Casali as his permanent representative at the curia from 1525, King Henry VIII of England acquired a diplomatic structure not uncommon in sixteenthcentury Europe: the family consortium. This article ...
Title:Was Industrialization An Escape From the Commodity Lottery? Evidence From Italy, 1861-1939
Author(s):FEDERICO, Giovanni; VASTA, MichelangeloDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The specialization in exporting primary products is frequently deemed harmful for long-run development, because it increases volatility of terms of trade and thus the number and frequency of macroeconomic shocks. One would ...