by John Munro (Author)

This study in economic history focuses on the commercial relations and monetary policies of England, Burgundy, and Flanders in medieval times. Professor Munro shows how princes in continental Europe employed coinage debasements far more often as ad hoc fiscal measures to meet their ever-growing need for revenue.

Author Biography

JOHN H. MUNRO lectures in European economic history, medieval and modern, in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Toronto.