Chapter Alternative currencies and quality of life in Late Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-century Marseille: Negotiating labour in times of turmoil

In late medieval Marseille, a commercial hub where market forces largely determined labourers’ income, a significant segment of the workforce was paid partly or fully in non-monetized currencies. Hard bargained between employees and employers, these alternative salaries shed light on labour relation...

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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1507822025-07-21T15:44:18Z Chapter Alternative currencies and quality of life in Late Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-century Marseille: Negotiating labour in times of turmoil Michaud, Francine apprenticeship Black Death health care education victuals thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCZ Economic history thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCZ Economic history In late medieval Marseille, a commercial hub where market forces largely determined labourers’ income, a significant segment of the workforce was paid partly or fully in non-monetized currencies. Hard bargained between employees and employers, these alternative salaries shed light on labour relations in a time of monetary volatility, demographic collapse, and inflationary trends. If apprentices and young workers depended almost exclusively on goods and services for their livelihood, skilled artisans’ earnings, especially after the Black Death, could favourably benefit from non-monetary compensation. Work agreements clearly demonstrate that victuals, clothing, artisanal training, and health care were held by both servants and masters as the most valued, necessary means of cashless payment. 2025-01-31T05:15:11Z 2025-01-31T05:15:11Z 2024-12-20T12:35:26Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20241220_9791221503470_212 2975-1195 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/96417 9791221503470 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/150782 eng Datini Studies in Economic History open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/96417/1/41424.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0347-0.11 10.36253/979-12-215-0347-0.11 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221503470 19 Florence open access
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Chapter Alternative currencies and quality of life in Late Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-century Marseille: Negotiating labour in times of turmoil
title Chapter Alternative currencies and quality of life in Late Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-century Marseille: Negotiating labour in times of turmoil
title_full Chapter Alternative currencies and quality of life in Late Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-century Marseille: Negotiating labour in times of turmoil
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title_full_unstemmed Chapter Alternative currencies and quality of life in Late Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-century Marseille: Negotiating labour in times of turmoil
title_short Chapter Alternative currencies and quality of life in Late Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-century Marseille: Negotiating labour in times of turmoil
title_sort chapter alternative currencies and quality of life in late thirteenth and fourteenth century marseille negotiating labour in times of turmoil
topic apprenticeship
Black Death
health care
education
victuals
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thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCZ Economic history
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