Institutions of Hanseatic Trade

Structure and coordination of the Hanse’s network trade system are analysed in an institutional economics framework. Simplicity and flexibility of this medieval network organisation enabled Hansards to bridge existing gaps in the econcomic development of northern Europe, but also contributed to the later decline of Hanseatic trade after 1500.

Structura si coordonarea sistemului comercial al retelei Hanse sunt analizate intr-un cadru de economie institutionala. Simplitatea si flexibilitatea acestei organizatii de retea medievala au permis Hansard-urilor sa compenseze golurile existente in dezvoltarea economica a nordului Europei, dar au contribuit si la declinul ulterioara a comertului hanseatic dupa 1500.