Compassionate Capitalism

Business and Community in Medieval England

By: Catherine Casson, Mark Casson, John S. Lee, Katie Phillips

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Hardcover | 1 April 2020 | Edition Number 1

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400 Pages

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Compassionate Capitalism makes a major contribution to the field of economic history by providing a long-run perspective on the history of capitalism, social responsibility and philanthropy.

It may seem like a recent trend, but the businesses have been practicing 'compassionate capitalism' for nearly a thousand years. Based on the recently discovered historical documents on Cambridge’s sophisticated urban property market during the Commercial Revolution, this book explores how successful entrepreneurs employed the wealth they had accumulated to the benefit of the community. Cutting across disciplines, from economic and business history to entrepreneurship, philanthropy and medieval studies, this outstanding study presents an invaluable contribution to our knowledge of the early phases of capitalism.

About the Authors

Catherine Casson is Lecturer in Enterprise at Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester. Her publications include a co-authored book with Mark Casson on The Entrepreneur in History: From Medieval Merchant to Modern Business Leader (Basingstoke, 2013).

Mark Casson is Professor of Economics at the University of Reading and Director of the Centre for Institutions and Economic History. A Fellow of the British Academy, he has published extensively in the fields of the fields of economic history, international business, entrepreneurship and transport studies. John S. Lee is Research Associate at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York. His publications include Cambridge and its Economic Region, 1450-1560 (Hatfield, 2005). Katie Phillips ihas completed an AHRC-funded PhD in Medieval Studies at the University of Reading.

Industry Reviews

"Our knowledge of early capitalism is far from perfect. This book makes an important contribution to redress this situation, while also providing very valuable new information about medieval Cambridge and its territory." Guido Alfani, Bocconi University
"A novel and creative approach to the Capitalism debate. The transcription and analysis of primary sources are valuable contribution to medieval and early modern social, economic and business history." Claudia Jefferies, City, University London
"This study of the medieval property market in Cambridge, presented in the context of medieval capitalism and Christian charitable foundations, will be widely welcomed." Nick Mayhew, University of Oxford

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