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Historian, director of research at the CNRS. Has published L'économie morale. Pauvreté, crédit et confiance dans l'Europe préindustrielle (Gallimard, 2008), Le marché. Histoire et usages d'une conquête sociale (Gallimard, 2014) and Vivre pauvre. Quelques enseignements tirés de l'Europe des Lumières (Gallimard, 2022).
Latest publication
A history of the fight against poverty
- Interview with Laurence Fontaine,
- conducted by Cyprien Mycinski
In Études (2023/3 March)
Most viewed articles
A history of the fight against poverty
- Interview with Laurence Fontaine,
- conducted by Cyprien Mycinski
In Études (2023/3 March)
Power, Social Relations, and Credit Under the Old Regime
In Revue Française de Socio-Économie (2012/1 No 9)
A History of Poverty and Survival Strategies
In Regards croisés sur l'économie (2008/2 No 4)
Mountains and Occupational Migration
A Global Comparison (15th–20th Centuries)
In Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine (2005/2 No 52-2)
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Articles
A history of the fight against poverty
- Interview with Laurence Fontaine,
- conducted by Cyprien Mycinski
In Études (2023/3 March)
The gender of capital and the difficulty of conciliating logics
In Genèses (2022/1 No 126)
Surviving in Times of Crisis
A Historical Perspective
In Projet (2013/5 No 336-337)
Power, Social Relations, and Credit Under the Old Regime
In Revue Française de Socio-Économie (2012/1 No 9)
Social Justice According to Amartya Sen
In Esprit (2010/10 October)
Democracy and Markets: The Conditions for Consensus
In Esprit (2010/1 January)
A History of Poverty and Survival Strategies
In Regards croisés sur l'économie (2008/2 No 4)
Introduction
In Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine (2005/2 No 52-2)
Mountains and Occupational Migration
A Global Comparison (15th–20th Centuries)
In Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine (2005/2 No 52-2)