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

by: Bresson, A.

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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 sources with innovative new approaches grounded in recent economic historiography to provide a detailed picture of the Greek economy between the last century of the Archaic Age and the closing of the Hellenistic period. Focusing on the city-state, which he sees as the most important economic institution in the Greek world, Bresson addresses all of the city-states rather than only Athens.

An expanded and updated English edition of an acclaimed work originally published in French, the book offers a groundbreaking new theoretical framework for studying the economy of ancient Greece; presents a masterful survey and analysis of the most important economic institutions, resources, and other factors; and addresses some major historiographical debates. Among the many topics covered are climate, demography, transportation, agricultural production, market institutions, money and credit, taxes, exchange, long-distance trade, and economic growth.

The result is an unparalleled demonstration that, unlike just a generation ago, it is possible today to study the ancient Greek economy as an economy and not merely as a secondary aspect of social or political history. This is essential reading for students, historians of antiquity, and economic historians of all periods.

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

Subjects:
Altertum
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economic History
Cities and towns, Ancient
Cities and towns, Ancient Greece
Economic history
Ekonomisk historia
Économie urbaine
Greece
Greece Economic conditions To 146 B.C
Grekland historia
Grèce Conditions économiques Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C
Griechenland
HISTORY Ancient Greece
HISTORY Historiography
Polis
Stadt
Stadtökonomie
Stadtökonomik
Stadtwirtschaft
Städer historia
To 146 B.C
Urban economics
Villes antiques Grèce
Volkswirtschaft
Wirtschaft
Wirtschaftsstruktur
Wirtschaftssystem

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

by: Bresson, A.

• ISBN-13: 9780691144702 / 978-0-691-14470-2
• ISBN-03: 0691144702 / 0-691-14470-2
• Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2016

Price: 46,30 EURO

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