On Price Formation in the Early Medieval Economy
Laurent Feller
During the Early Middle Ages, market exchange coexists alongside non exchange. The aim of this paper is to examine how these two great modalities could be present at same time in economic life, as existence marketeable surplus itself doubtful. presumed deficiencies means production, their unsuitability for development, postulated incompetence elites, all combine undervalue, even deny that a profit sector might possible. Yet social elites well farmers or shopkeepers had sophisticated attitudes towards consumption and Sixth-century monks knew prices were formed, tinker with rules ensure one’s salvation. This knowledge also existed, within very different framework, ninth century, comparison between practice such men Adalhard Corbie saint Benedict, give an explanation toward prices : them, things value measured modified. attitude Carolingian post-Carolingian during famines allows us understand political authorities understood Christian society. There was shared but tacit about clear awareness they take several forms.
Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales