Structural obstacles to the development of comercial interchanges in Galicia during the Modern Age
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No 17 (2008): El comercio en la España del Antiguo Régimen, Articles
Submitted: 26-11-2012
Accepted: 26-11-2012
Abstract
The development of trade in Galicia in the Modern Age suffered from both geographical and legal limitations, including a sparse, ill-kept highway network, rudimentary transport practices, and the persistence of internal customs duties and highway tolls. There were also both long- and short-term socioeconomic obstacles, since trade depended on both demand and the capacity to produce marketable surpluses, both of which were weak in a primarily agrarian Galicia characterized by subsistence farming and low family purchasing power. In short, commerce was structurally weak, antiquated and poorly established at the regional level.
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Galicia, Ancien Regime, structural obstacles, commerce, transports, subsistence farming
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