River Cities and the Bill of Exchange: A Structural Story
Coastal ports moved more goods, yet inland river cities set the rules of merchant credit. Geography shaped financial trust in ways volume alone could not.
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Coastal ports moved more goods, yet inland river cities set the rules of merchant credit. Geography shaped financial trust in ways volume alone could not.