中世纪西欧货币流变与商业变迁

The Impact of the Vicissitude of Currency on the Commerce in the Medieval Europe

本文从西欧中世纪货币的变迁探讨西欧商业的兴衰.西欧中世纪早期是一个货币缺乏,币值混乱的时期,与之相对应的则是商业的极度衰竭;随商业复兴的出现,钱币兑换制度开始兴起,钱币真正成为商业的中介和一种商品;随着商业和贸易的广泛活跃,信用制度广泛兴起,借贷行为得到社会承认,促进了大规模商业的发展.

The thesis explores the impact of the vicissitude of currency on the commerce in the medieval Europe. The early time was a period which characterized by shortness of currency and confusion of its value, its corresponding phenomenon was the declination of commerce; As the renascence of commerce, the exchange system began to emerge, and the currency became the real agency of commerce and one kind of merchandise; As the trade and commerce became more active, the credit system became widespread, and debit and credit was recognized widely by the society. The change of currency greatly accelerated the development of big commerce.