Legal Knowledge As an Institutional Factor of Market Economics Development in Russian Empire (Tula Entrepreneurs Activity in the Second Half of the 19th Century — the Beginning of 20th Century As an Example)

Abstract

New economic history is a modern stream in the economic theory research, which combines institutional and interdisciplinary approach and is based on economical, sociological and historical-anthropological research methods. Regional aspect of economic history research allows to analyze the problems of legal consciousness and legal culture among Russian entrepreneurs during the industrial revolution from the sight of micro historical approach. This research is focused on the ways of commercial conflicts solution, attitude towards the patent law, as well as competitive methods among the entrepreneurs in Tula as the representative aspects of market economy formation in regions during the modernization.