Wealth inequalities in cities of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and their changes during the seventeenth century. Sources and methods of measure
- Katarzyna Wagner
- © 2020 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-053-5.12
I would like to determine the evolution of wealth concentration in main cities of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by comparing the data from different benchmark years. Moreover, I will analyze whether the Gini coefficient value indeed refers to the communities who are at a threshold of economic growth, and what is the correlation between the value of the coefficient and the town or city’s economic situation. Also, it is worthwhile to ponder the question: is there any correlation – noted by both Jan Luiten van Zanden and Guido Alfani – whereby the larger the town/city, the more visible the inequalities. Finally, how do the towns/cities of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth compare to those in Western Europe.
- Keywords:
- economic inequality,
- economic history,
- Polish economic history,
- Poland,
- pre-industrial age,
University of Warsaw, Poland - ORCID: 0000-0002-5454-6151
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Wealth inequalities in cities of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and their changes during the seventeenth century. Sources and methods of measure
Authors
Katarzyna Wagner
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-053-5.12
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2020
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Book Title
Disuguaglianza economica nelle società preindustriali: cause ed effetti / Economic inequality in pre-industrial societies: causes and effect
Editors
Giampiero Nigro
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
488
Publication Year
2020
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© 2020 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-053-5
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-052-8
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978-88-5518-053-5
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978-88-5518-054-2
Series Title
Datini Studies in Economic History
Series ISSN
2975-1241
Series E-ISSN
2975-1195