TY - JOUR
T1 - THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FREE PORT OF MESSINA BETWEEN THE XVII AND XVIII CENTURIES. AN ONGOING RESEARCH AGENDA
AU - Fazio, Ida
AU - Foti, Rita
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The paper outlines an ongoing study on the free port of Messina, in thecontext of the historiographical reappraisal on the establishment of free portsin the Mediterranean in the Early Modern Age. Adopting a diachronic approach,it summarizes the purposes and issues that affected its outcomes,from 1695 throughout the entire 18th century: its rules and the institutionalturning points, the economic debates, and some critical issues like the franchisearea, the trade of local goods (wheat, silk, oil), smuggling, mercantilejustice and safe-conduct.
AB - The paper outlines an ongoing study on the free port of Messina, in thecontext of the historiographical reappraisal on the establishment of free portsin the Mediterranean in the Early Modern Age. Adopting a diachronic approach,it summarizes the purposes and issues that affected its outcomes,from 1695 throughout the entire 18th century: its rules and the institutionalturning points, the economic debates, and some critical issues like the franchisearea, the trade of local goods (wheat, silk, oil), smuggling, mercantilejustice and safe-conduct.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/474328
M3 - Article
SN - 1824-5064
SP - 673
EP - 690
JO - STORIA ECONOMICA
JF - STORIA ECONOMICA
ER -