A Treatise on Abundance (1638) and Early Modern Views on Poverty and Famine

‘A “Treatise on Abundance” (1638) and Early Modern Views of Poverty and Famine’ is an edited English translation of Carlo Tapia’s ‘Trattato dell’abondanza’. First published in Naples in 1638, the treatise offered the earliest systematic attempt to develop and publicize the most effective tools available to governments to fight famine and poverty. In particular, Tapia moved the discussion of these issues away from traditional religious approaches and aimed instead to offer a theoretical understanding of the issues—based in part on his study of both classical sources and contemporary legal theories—and practical advice that could help administrators in the provinces and in the capital.

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A Treatise on Abundance (1638) and Early Modern Views on Poverty and Famine

‘A “Treatise on Abundance” (1638) and Early Modern Views of Poverty and Famine’ is an edited English translation of Carlo Tapia’s ‘Trattato dell’abondanza’. First published in Naples in 1638, the treatise offered the earliest systematic attempt to develop and publicize the most effective tools available to governments to fight famine and poverty. In particular, Tapia moved the discussion of these issues away from traditional religious approaches and aimed instead to offer a theoretical understanding of the issues—based in part on his study of both classical sources and contemporary legal theories—and practical advice that could help administrators in the provinces and in the capital.

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A Treatise on Abundance (1638) and Early Modern Views on Poverty and Famine

A Treatise on Abundance (1638) and Early Modern Views on Poverty and Famine

A Treatise on Abundance (1638) and Early Modern Views on Poverty and Famine

A Treatise on Abundance (1638) and Early Modern Views on Poverty and Famine

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‘A “Treatise on Abundance” (1638) and Early Modern Views of Poverty and Famine’ is an edited English translation of Carlo Tapia’s ‘Trattato dell’abondanza’. First published in Naples in 1638, the treatise offered the earliest systematic attempt to develop and publicize the most effective tools available to governments to fight famine and poverty. In particular, Tapia moved the discussion of these issues away from traditional religious approaches and aimed instead to offer a theoretical understanding of the issues—based in part on his study of both classical sources and contemporary legal theories—and practical advice that could help administrators in the provinces and in the capital.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781783089604
Publisher: Anthem Press
Publication date: 06/28/2019
Series: Economic Ideas that Built Europe , #2
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 242
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Tommaso Astarita is professor of history at Georgetown University, USA.

Gaetano Sabatini is an economic historian working on early modern Italy and Iberia and professor of economic history at the University of Roma Tre, Italy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Translation of ‘Trattato dell’abondanza’; Index.

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