Background players. The role of the factors in commercial networks and the genesis of their legal scope for action (Holy Roman Empire of German Nations and German Empire)
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19 juillet 2024
- doi: 10.4000/122cp
- isbn: 978-2-36170-249-6
- eisbn: 978-2-37928-126-6
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess , https://www.openedition.org/12554
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Anja Amend-Traut, « Background players. The role of the factors in commercial networks and the genesis of their legal scope for action (Holy Roman Empire of German Nations and German Empire) », Presses de l’Université Toulouse Capitole, ID : 10.4000/122cp
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I. Overview – concept, tasks, origin and position of the factor between the xvth and xviiith centuryEver since the emergence of supra-national trade, merchants and trading companies have made use of so-called Faktoren (factors) to establish and expand their business networks. In contrast to the « servant » or « farmhand », this most prominent figure among all the merchant’s assistants, enjoyed his special trust; the contemporary merchants referred to their employees in an elevated position a...