Military entrepreneurs and the Spanish contractor state in the eighteenth century

Military entrepreneurs and the Spanish contractor state in the eighteenth century / Rafael Torres Sánchez.

Offers a new interpretation of the military entrepreneurs' role in state construction in early-modern Spain, demonstrating how their success or failure could determine whether or not warfare became a driving force of the economy and wealth, or an endless source of problems.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torres Sánchez, Rafael (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
1700-1799
HISTORY > Europe > Spain & Portugal.
Spain > History, Military > 18th century.
Spain
Electronic books.
Military history
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Military Entrepreneurs and the Spanish Contractor State in the Eighteenth Century; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; 1. From the Fiscal-​Military State to the Contractor State; 2. Economic Policy and Military Supplies; 3. Public and Private Business: Soldiers' Bread Ration; 4. National and State Capitalism; 5. Monopolist Entrepreneurs at the State's Service; 6. The Fiscal-​Naval State; 7. The Paradigm of State Intervention; 8. The Spanish Naval Contractor State and Entrepreneurs
  • 9. National Market versus International Market: The Limits of Mercantilism10. Monopoly versus the Market: Urgency and Flexibility; 11. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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