The agriculture of the early modern low plain of Lombardy was one of the most developed in Europe. This did not eliminate the risk, partly because it was one of the most densely populated regions on the continent. The population and the Lombard authorities were therefore also concerned about the natural fluctuations in harvests, as they constantly monitored local production and supply channels. This article presents the main collective and ordinary farming risks experienced in early modern Lombardy. After providing a definition of risk connected with agricultural activities, it considers the different agricultural goals of the various social groups involved in primary production. At the same time, it analyses the various institutional and practical responses to agricultural risks.
University of Pavia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-1559-9146
Titolo del capitolo
Risk sharing in agriculture: institutions and practices of cooperation in early modern Lombardy
Autori
Matteo Di Tullio
Lingua
Inglese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2.15
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Gestione del rischio, insolvenza e bancarotta nel mondo premoderno (secc. XIII-XVIII) / Risk management, insolvency, and bankruptcy in the pre-modern world (13th-18th centuries)
Curatori
Angela Orlandi
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
568
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0962-5
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0963-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0964-9
Collana
Datini Studies in Economic History
ISSN della collana
2975-1241
e-ISSN della collana
2975-1195