Article: An Introduction to the Datini Archives: Early Capitalism in Renaissance Tuscany Journal: Journal of Business and Management (JBM) 2016 Vol.22 No.2 pp.125 - 131 Abstract: As a mathematician, I wasn't sure what topic I (Daniele C. Struppa) could choose to write something in honor of two colleagues, and friends, whom I profoundly respect like Jim and Lynne Doti. For sure, something that could be connected to economics, since both Jim and Lynne are distinguished and accomplished economists. And since Lynne has published and worked in the area of history of economics on an institutional level, I started to narrow my thoughts on aspects that might speak to the history of economics, especially as it concerns the way in which economic and financial considerations have shaped the development of the modern world. And maybe, because of my own disciplinary inclination as a mathematician, some moment in the history of economics when mathematics and its development played an important role. But what finally focused my attention was the Italian heritage that Jim always proudly remembers. And this became my own 'perfect storm'. I decided I was going to concentrate on a key moment in the history of Italian economic institutions. This is when I remembered reading a well-written class paper on this subject by my former student, Anja Kruslin, who agreed to coauthor this work. And so, this article is now a way in which both a professor and a student honor the contributions of Jim and Lynne to our university. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: An Introduction to the Datini Archives: Early Capitalism in Renaissance Tuscany

Authors: Daniele C. Struppa; Anja Kruslin

Addresses: Author address listing can be found in the "About the Authors" section at the end of the article.

Abstract: As a mathematician, I wasn't sure what topic I (Daniele C. Struppa) could choose to write something in honor of two colleagues, and friends, whom I profoundly respect like Jim and Lynne Doti. For sure, something that could be connected to economics, since both Jim and Lynne are distinguished and accomplished economists. And since Lynne has published and worked in the area of history of economics on an institutional level, I started to narrow my thoughts on aspects that might speak to the history of economics, especially as it concerns the way in which economic and financial considerations have shaped the development of the modern world. And maybe, because of my own disciplinary inclination as a mathematician, some moment in the history of economics when mathematics and its development played an important role. But what finally focused my attention was the Italian heritage that Jim always proudly remembers. And this became my own 'perfect storm'. I decided I was going to concentrate on a key moment in the history of Italian economic institutions. This is when I remembered reading a well-written class paper on this subject by my former student, Anja Kruslin, who agreed to coauthor this work. And so, this article is now a way in which both a professor and a student honor the contributions of Jim and Lynne to our university.

Keywords: Datini archives; early capitalism; renaissance tuscany; economic history.

DOI: 10.1504/JBM.2016.141253

Journal of Business and Management, 2016 Vol.22 No.2, pp.125 - 131

Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *

Title: An Introduction to the Datini Archives: Early Capitalism in Renaissance Tuscany

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