Capitalising on the English Urban Model: The Writings of Miege (1685/1725) and Muralt (1725) and the Pitting of Economic Capital against the "Cultural Capital" of Paris.

The article offers information on the link between the culture and commerce in the early eighteenth century in Paris, France and mentions the ways where the priority given to manners at the cost of commerce and economic well-being. Topics discussed include comparison between 'cultural capital'model of Paris by the model of contra-cultural economic capital observed in London, England, contrasting narratives presented by Miege and Muralt on the urban space and financial experiments of Law.