The mountain economy in the Ancien Régime: the maintenance of the traditional equilibrium in the Aragonese part of the Pyrenees
Abstract
On the basis of a critical review of the limited amount of published information on this subject, this article aims to provide a theoretical view of the “traditional” mountain economy in the Pyrenees. It begins by describing the essential features that combined to maintain the traditional equilibrium in the Aragonese part of the Pyrenees; the environmental conditions, the available farming and livestock resources, the industrial or commercial alternatives. Features that ensured the survival of the community by greatly increasing the dynamism of the local economy. The article then highlights the importance of the institutional mechanisms that sought to provide the stability necessary to defend the way of life in the mountains against the blows of uncertainty.Downloads
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