The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy : : Institutions, Markets, and Growth in the City-States / / Alain Bresson.

This comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy revolutionizes our understanding of the subject and its possibilities. Alain Bresson is one of the world's leading authorities in the field, and he is helping to redefine it. Here he combines a thorough knowledge of ancient sources wi...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Expanded Contents
  • List Of Figures
  • List Of Tables
  • Introduction
  • I. The Economy of Ancient Greece: A Conceptual Framework
  • Structures And Production
  • II. People in Their Environment
  • III. Energy, Economy, and Transport Cost
  • IV. The Polis and the Economy
  • V. Agricultural Production
  • VI. The Economy of the Agricultural World
  • VII. Nonagricultural Production, Capital, and Innovation
  • VIII. The Logic of Growth
  • Market and Trade
  • IX. The Institutions of the Domestic Market
  • X. Money and Credit
  • XI. City-States, Taxes, and Trade
  • XII. The Emporion and the Markets
  • XIII. International Trade Networks
  • XIV. Strategies of International Trade
  • XV. The Greek Cities and the Market
  • Appendix: Weights, Measures, And Currency Units
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index