The making of the ancient Greek economy : institutions, markets, and growth in the city-states

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"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 sour...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bresson, Alain (Author)
Other Authors: Rendall, Steven (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Edition:Expanded and updated English edition.
Subjects:
To 146 B.C.
Urban economics.
Cities and towns, Ancient > Greece.
HISTORY / Ancient / Greece.
HISTORY / Historiography.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Economic history.
Economic conditions.
Greece > Economic conditions > To 146 B.C.
Greece.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The economy of ancient Greece : a conceptual framework
  • STRUCTURES AND PRODUCTION
  • People in their environment
  • Energy, economy, and transport cost
  • The polis and the economy
  • Agricultural production
  • The economy of the agricultural world
  • Nonagricultural production, capital, and innovation
  • The logic of growth
  • MARKET AND TRADE
  • The institutions of the domestic market
  • Money and credit
  • City-states, taxes, and trade
  • The emporion and the markets
  • International trade networks
  • Strategies of international trade
  • The Greek cities and the market.

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