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Pirates, markets and imperial authority: economic aspects of maritime depredations in the Atlantic World, 1716--1726

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  • Arne Bialuschewski

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This article argues that during the years 1716--1726 diverse groups of maritime predators operated opportunistically across the spectrum from state-sanctioned privateering to outright piracy. All of these freebooters relied on access to markets if they were to survive in an increasingly hostile political environment. Merchants as well as colonists in various parts of the Atlantic World profited from their connections to marauders. It was only possible to successfully suppress piracy in the 1720s when the colonial authorities managed to close their ports to pirates.

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  • Arne Bialuschewski, 2008. "Pirates, markets and imperial authority: economic aspects of maritime depredations in the Atlantic World, 1716--1726," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(1-2), pages 52-65, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:9:y:2008:i:1-2:p:52-65
    DOI: 10.1080/17440570701862769
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