Table of Contents

Introduction 1 National Wealth and Protection Costs 2 The Economic Meaning of War and Protection 3 Oceanic Expansion: Force and Enterprise in the Creation of Oceanic Commerce 4 Economic Consequences of Organized Violence 5 Meanings of Capitalism 6 Public Debt and Private Wealth: Particularly in Sixteenth-Century Venice 7 The Role of Governments in Economic Growth in Early Modern Times 8 Economic Growth in Wallerstein's Social Systems. A Review Article

About the Author

Frederic C. Lane is Professor of History, Emeritus, from the Johns Hopkins University and a former president of the American Historical Association and the International Economic History Association.