The ancient Greek economy : markets, households and city-states / Edited by Edward M. Harris, The University of Edinburgh, David M. Lewis, The University of Edinburgh, Mark Woolmer, Durham University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: Markets in Classical and Hellenistic Greece/ Edward M. Harris and David M. Lewis -- 2. Aristotle and foreign trade/ Alain Bresson (translated by Edward M. Harris -- 3. Forging links between regions: trade policy in Classical Athens/ Mark Woolmer -- 4. Choosing and changing monetary standards in the Greek world during the Archaic and Classical periods/ Selene E. Psoma -- 5. The legal foundations of economic growth in ancient Greece" the role of property records/ Edward M. Harris -- 6. Industry structure and income opportunities for households in Classical Athens/ Peter Acton --7. Whole cloth: exlploring the question of self-sufficiency through the evidence for textile manufacture and purchase in Greek houses/ Barbara Tsakirgis -- Agricultural production and domestic activities in rural Hellenistic Greece/ Evi Margaritis -- 9. Patterns of amphora stamp distribution: tracking down export tendencies/ Tania Panagou -- 10. Markets, amphora trade and wine industry: the case of Thasos/ Chavdar Tzochev -- 11. Transport amphoras, markets, and changing practices in the economies of Greece, sixth to first centuries BCE/ Mark L. Lawall -- 12. Aegean-Levantine trade, 600-300 BCE: commodities, consumers, and the problem of autarkeia/ Peter van Alfen -- 13. Towards a general model of long-distance trade: aromatics as a case study/ John K. Davies -- 14. The market for slaves in the fifth and fourth century Aegean: Achaemenid Anatolia as a case study/ David M. Lewis -- 15. 'Vita Humanior Sine Sale Non Quit Degere': Demand for salt and salt trade patterns in the ancient Greek world/ Cristina Carusi. -- 16. Classical Greek trade in comparative perspective/ Geoffrey Kron.

"The Ancient Greek Economy: Markets, Households and City-States brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy specialising in history, economics, archaeology and numismatics. Marshalling a wide array of evidence, these essays investigate and analyse the role of market-exchange in the economy of the ancient Greek world, demonstrating the central importance of markets for production and exchange of goods and services during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Contributors draw on evidence from literary texts and inscriptions, household archaeology, amphora studies and numismatics. Together, the essays provide an original and compelling approach to the issue of explaining economic growth in the ancient Greek world"--Provided by the publisher.