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Riello, Giorgio. (2007) Nature, production and regulation in eighteenth-century Britain and France : the case of the leather industry. Historical Research, Vol.81 (No.211). pp. 78-99. ISSN 0950-3471
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.2007.00413.x
Abstract
Leather was, in the pre-industrial economy, a scarce material used in the production of a wide range of goods. The supply of leather was influenced by the national cattle asset and its slaughtering rate. The difficulty in increasing leather production to meet the demands of a `consumer revolution' was the subject of theoretical debates and practical intervention. The state controlled and organized the leather market through fiscal and commercial policies. This article offers a comparative analysis of the French and the British leather markets in the eighteenth century. In France, the state assumed an organizational function in the creation of a national leather market. In Britain, by contrast, the state simply regulated an existing market. These different political interventions influenced the dynamics of development of leather production and the leather trades in the two countries. While France suffered from an endemic absence of leather, Britain was able to satisfy its increasing demand efficiently.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | T Technology > TS Manufactures D History General and Old World > DC France D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Leather industry and trade -- History -- 18th century |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Historical Research |
| Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 0950-3471 |
| Date: | 7 June 2007 |
| Volume: | Vol.81 |
| Number: | No.211 |
| Page Range: | pp. 78-99 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1468-2281.2007.00413.x |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access |
| Description: | Uncorrected proof |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/360 |
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