Conférencier : Chen Kuo-tung (Reasearch Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Titre : Use of Capital in Sea-faring Activities in the 16th-18th Century China 

Date : le Mercredi, 02 Mai 2018, de 11h à 13h.  
Lieu : Salle 07-51, EHESS, 54 Bd Raspail 75006 Paris

Résumé: Sea-faring activities are full of risks and uncertainty.  Building and operating a Chinese ship (junk) also cost a lot of money.  In order to raise large amount of capitalor to reduce their own risk, several methods were adopted by the people
working in the line of sea-faring business.  I mean to talk about the cost of ship-building, investment of cargoes, partnership for overseas adventure, and bottomry (a special maritime insurance design), etc. of the 16-18th century.
  
Cette conférence est organisée dans le cadre du séminaire de François Gipouloux et Aleksandra Kobiljski Aux origines de la mondialisation et de la divergence Europe-Asie

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