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

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Cover Page......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Expanded Contents......Page 8 List of Figures......Page 15 List of Tables......Page 16 Introduction......Page 18 I The Economy of Ancient Greece: A Conceptual Framework......Page 28 Structures and Production......Page 65 II People in Their Environment......Page 66 III Energy, Economy, and Transport Cost......Page 119 IV The Polis and the Economy......Page 152 V Agricultural Production......Page 181 VI The Economy of the Agricultural World......Page 213 VII Nonagricultural Production, Capital, and Innovation......Page 256 VIII The Logic of Growth......Page 287 Market and Trade......Page 319 IX The Institutions of the Domestic Market......Page 320 X Money and Credit......Page 367 XI City-States, Taxes, and Trade......Page 402 XII The Emporion and the Markets......Page 429 XIII International Trade Networks......Page 473 XIV Strategies of International Trade......Page 529 XV The Greek Cities and the Market......Page 574 Appendix: Weights, Measures, and Currency Units......Page 606 Abbreviations......Page 608 Notes......Page 613 Sources......Page 688 Bibliography......Page 692 Index......Page 752