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Paul Seabright explores our trading past: guilds and trade in medieval and early modern Europe. From 2018.

Consumer protectors or greedy monopolists?

Paul Seabright is joined by Sheilagh Ogilvie, Professor of Economic History at Cambridge, to take a fresh look at what guilds really did for trade in medieval and early modern Europe, and lessons for trade today.

Producer: Chris Ledgard.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2018.

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  • Fri 5 Jan 2018 13:45
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  • Fri 24 Jan 2020 14:15
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  • Sat 25 Jan 2020 02:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra