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Political Economy and the Medici
Using materials from the important collection of Medici manuscripts donated to Harvard Business School by Harry Gordon Selfridge, this paper explores the geopolitics of the transformation of raw wool into finished cloth, and the role played in that process by Medici entrepreneurs, their guild, and their government. It aims to show that the history of political economy cannot truly be understood without business history. Successful business practices used by Medici entrepreneurs were first theorized by Giovanni Botero and others as what would become an “Italian model” in political economy, a model that had a profoundly wide-ranging impact, and that puts the lie to the commonplace in the history of ideas that the Italian Renaissance, so precocious in other fields, was silent on the topic of political economy.
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Translating empire: emulation and the origins of political economy. A short treatise on the wealth and poverty of nations
Sophus A. Reinert, Translating empire: emulation and the origins of political economy (Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2011. Pp. xiii, 438. 20 figs. 2 maps. ISBN 9780674061514 Hbk). Sophus A. Reinert, ed., Antonio Serra, A short treatise on the wealth and poverty of nations (1613), trans. Jonathan Hunt (London: Anthem Press, 2011. Pp. viii, 260. 1 illus. ISBN 9780857289735 Hbk). Reprinted by permission of Blackwell Publishing
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Antonio Serra: A Neglected Herald of the Acquisitive System
The spirit of capitalism arose not from a change in religion, as Max Weber claims, but from a break in the philosophic tradition that was initiated by Machiavelli, whose economic consequences were spelled out by the Neapolitan Antonio Serra in a path-breaking treatise of 1613. Serra called for an active government promoting manufacturing enterprises that would enjoy ever-advancing technology and indefinite declines in unit costs. A newly-structured market economy would guarantee an ever-growing consumer basket in an acquisitive system centered in self-advantage, national and individual, pursued in independence of traditional moral restraints on avarice. Writing in jail, Serra advances his new and anti-scholastic ideas with great discretion for fear of persecution by political and ecclesiastical authorities who were, at the time, against innovation of all kinds.
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“Ahora vemos por espejo, en oscuridad; mas entonces 'veremos' cara a cara”. Reconstruyendo la trayectoria de la escritora decimonónica Carmen Espejo Valverde (1837?-1867)
A pesar de todas las dificultades y condicionantes con que la sociedad decimonónica vetaba a la mujer literata, el XIX fue sin duda el siglo de la gran eclosión femenina en el mundo de las letras. Un gran número de mujeres con inquietudes artísticas pudo darles cauce a través de la página escrita. Sin embargo, muchas de ellas han quedado sepultadas en el casi absoluto olvido, como es el caso de Carmen Espejo Valverde (1837?-1867), muy bien relacionada en los círculos de escritores de su época y que participó en estrategias habituales del momento como pueden ser la colaboración en revistas femeninas, el cultivo del álbum de firmas, las composiciones dedicadas a la Soberana en busca de mecenazgo, etc., pero cuya muerte prematura quebró de manera abrupta su activa carrera. Su ejemplo resulta, además, llamativo, puesto que fue reivindicada en las décadas siguientes a través de encomiables iniciativas, como la protagonizada por su yerno, Antonio Serra Morant, curioso intelectual nominado hasta en cuatro ocasiones a los Premios Nobel.
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A short treatise on the wealth and poverty of nations (1613) Book Review
Review(s) of: A short treatise on the wealth and poverty of nations (1613), by Antonio Serra, edited and introduced by Sophus A. Reinert and translated by Jonathan Hunt, London and New York: Anthem Press, 2011, Pp. viii + 260, ISBN 13: 978 0 85728 973 5, UK60.00 pounds.
Book Review
A short treatise on the wealth and poverty of nations (1613) Book Review
Review(s) of: A short treatise on the wealth and poverty of nations (1613), by Antonio Serra, edited and introduced by Sophus A. Reinert and translated by Jonathan Hunt, London and New York: Anthem Press, 2011, Pp. viii + 260, ISBN 13: 978 0 85728 973 5, UK60.00 pounds.
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Servico de \fairness opinion\ e beneficiado por alta no mercado financeiro; Source: Gazeta Mercantil
Assim como ocorre na medicina, companhias abertas procuram por segunda opiniao. O ingresso de novas empresas na Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo (Bovespa), o ativo movimento do mercado de fusoes e aquisicoes e o crescente encantamento das companhias brasileiras pelas praticas de governanca corporativa tem aberto espaco para o desenvolvimento do servico de avaliacao independente - conhecida como \"fairness opinion\" - que da transparencia para as operacoes e serve como instrumento para resguardar os interesses dos pequenos acionistas. O \"fairness opinion\" e uma segunda opiniao para isentar sobre qualquer tipo de conflito a respeito de valores atribuidos por terceiros a determinados ativos.
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Macumba blamed in boys' murders ; But poverty and politics also cited in gruesome string of 'black magic' crimes
This sprawling nation of 170 million has long enjoyed surprising religious diversity despite being the world's most populous Roman Catholic country. But Brazilians' tolerance is being sorely tested as victims' parents and community leaders blame the slayings on the dark side of Macumba. The [Maranhao] murders, which followed 26 similar slayings in the neighbouring state of Para from 1989 to 1991, also highlight the injustice suffered by the poor- the vast majority of Brazilians whose homicides often go unpunished and sometimes are simply ignored. Roseana Sarney, Maranhao's governor and a politician with high hopes for October's national elections, has refused requests by victims' families and human-rights groups to bring in federal agents to investigate the crimes.
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Mercado em alta favorece serviço de \fairness opinion\
São Paulo, 30 de Outubro de 2006 - Assim como ocorre na medicina, companhias abertas procuram por segunda opinião. O ingresso de novas empresas na Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo (Bovespa), o ativo movimento do mercado de fusões e aquisições e o crescente encantamento das companhias brasileiras pelas práticas de governança corporativa têm aberto espaço para o desenvolvimento do serviço de avaliação independente - conhecida como \"fairness opinion\" - que dá transparência para as operações e serve como instrumento para resguardar os interesses dos pequenos acionistas. O \"fairness opinion\" é uma segunda opinião para isentar sobre qualquer tipo de conflito a respeito de valores atribuídos por terceiros a determinados ativos.
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