Bresson, Alain

The making of the ancient Greek economy [electronic resource] : institutions, markets, and growth in the city-states / Alain Bresson ; translated by Steven Rendall. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2016. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 620 p.) : ill., maps.

Originally published in 2 vols.: Paris : Armand Colin, c2007 and c2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-602) and index.

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.




Urban economics
Cities and towns, Ancient--Greece


Greece--Economic conditions--To 146 B.C.

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