Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: At the end of the seventeenth century Western Europe, and perhaps the whole world, had experienced a 'general crisis' within the economy.It is the purpose of this dissertation to analyze the responses of England and Portugal with respect to these changes.Within the conceptual framework of the world-capitalist system, which arguably began in the sixteenth century with European expansion, we can see that not all were able to respond effectively to the changes that were taking place.While Portugal had dominated for nearly a century the trade between Asia and Europe that position of dominance was quickly eroded as a result of Spanish domination from 1580 through 1640, the virtual destruction of its navy, and most importantly-as this dissertation will argue-the continued adherence to a socio-political and intellectual perspective that would not meet the challenges of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.England, on I would first like to thank Dr. Glenn J. Ames.He has gone above and beyond the call of duty by allowing me to invade his house when most visitors should know that they have taken on the odor of three-day old fish.He has been an ever-present source of encouragement and feedback-even when we disagreed.Most importantly, Dr. Ames was able to help me focus my naturally diffuse and eclectic intellectual interests so that I could produce something approximating a monograph.Because of my evening invasions of Dr. Ames' home, I would also like to thank Beth, Ethan, and Miranda for putting up with these invasions.Reading the work of another, especially when the subject is not particularly stimulating, is difficult.For this reason I would also like to thank Dr. Richard E. Boyer, Dr. David Black, and Dr. Michael Jakobson.Their willingness to put themselves out on my behalf is greatly appreciated; and, I only hope that I can repay them by "paying it forward" once I have a job
Author: Jeffery L. Irvin
Institution: University of Toledo
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2104204494