The Ancient Greek Economy Markets, Households and City-States [Paperback]

The Ancient Greek Economy: Markets, Households and City-States brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy.Markets, Households and City-States in the Ancient Greek Economy brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy. The essays investigate the role of market-exchange in the economy of the ancient Greek world in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.Markets, Households and City-States in the Ancient Greek Economy brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy. The essays investigate the role of market-exchange in the economy of the ancient Greek world in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.Markets, Households and City-States in the Ancient Greek Economy brings together sixteen essays by leading scholars of the ancient Greek economy specialising in history, economics, archaeology and numismatics. Marshaling 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.1. Introduction Edward M. Harris and David M. Lewis; Part I. Creating the Foundations of Market Exchange: The Role of the State: 2. Aristotle and foreign trade Alain Bresson; 3. Forging links between communities: trade policy in Classical Athens Mark Woolmer; 4. Choosing and changing monetary standards in the Greek world during the Archaic and the Classical periods Selene Psoma; 5. The legal foundations of economic growth in ancient Greece: the role of property records Edward M. Harris; Part II. Household Production for Markets: 6. Il£