{"product_id":"9783319399683","title":"Benedetto Cotrugli – The Book of the Art of Trade With Scholarly Essays from Niall Ferguson, Giovanni Favero, Mario Infelise, Tiziano Zanato and Vera Ribaudo","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBenedetto Cotrugli – The Book of the Art of Trade\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWith Scholarly Essays from Niall Ferguson, Giovanni Favero, Mario Infelise, Tiziano Zanato and Vera Ribaudo\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCarlo Carraro | Giovanni Favero | John Francis Phillimore\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economics \/ Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the  first English translation of Benedetto Cotrugli's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Art of Trade\u003c\/i\u003e, a lively account of the life of a  Mediterranean merchant in the Early Renaissance, written in 1458. The book is  an impassioned defense of the legitimacy of mercantile practices, and includes  the first scholarly mention of double-entry bookkeeping. Its four parts focus  respectively on trading techniques, from accounting to insurance, the religion  of the merchant, his public life, and family matters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally  handwritten, the book was printed in 1573 in Venice in an abridged and revised  version. This new translation makes reference to the new critical edition,  based on an earlier manuscript that has only recently been discovered.\u003c\/p\u003eWith  scholarly essays placing Cotrugli's work into historical context and  highlighting key themes, this volume is an important contribution to our  understanding of the origins of management and trade practices.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarlo Carraro is Professor of Economics at Ca’Foscari University, Venice, Italy. He was President of the University of Venice from 2009 to 2014 and Director of the Department of Economics from 2005-2008. Carraro is Scientific Director of the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Director of the International Centre for Climate Governance (ICCG). He is also President Elect of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), Co-Chair of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform Advisory Committee and the Editor of the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Favero is Associate Professor of Economic history  at the Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, Italy, in the Department of Management, where he is Deputy Dean for Research. His research interests focus on the history of quantification, from statistics to accounting, and business history in a long-term perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 January 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer International Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783319399683\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e244\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51219974455436,"sku":"9783319399683","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319399683.jpg?v=1783033573","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319399683","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}