Economy and Economics of Ancient Greece

Informationen zum Autor Takeshi Amemiya Klappentext Addressing the dearth of literature that has been written on this key aspect of economic history, Takeshi Amemiya, a well known leading economist based at Stanford University, analyzes the two diametrically opposed views about the exact nature of the ancient Greek economy, putting together a broad and comprehensive survey that is unprecedented in this field. Partly a piece of economic history, partly a critique of utilitarianism, this book explores all areas of the Athenian economy, including public finance, banking and manufacturing and trade as well as discussing the historical, cultural, political and sociological conditions of Ancient Greece and the background in which the economy developed. As a teacher of an undergraduate course on the Economy and Economics of Ancient Greece, Takeshi Amemiya has written an incisive text that is perfect for undergraduate students of economic history, Greek history and culture as well as a being a useful reference point for graduates and of considerable interest to classicists at any level. Zusammenfassung Adding to the small amount that has been written on this aspect of economic history, Amemiya, a leading economist based at Stanford University, analyzes the exact nature of the ancient Greek economy, offering an unprecedented broad and comprehensive survey. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. History, Society, Culture 1. History 2. Society and Culture 3. Athenian Democracy 4. Was Athenian Democracy a Success? Part II. Economy 5. Modernist-Primitivist and Formalist-Substantivist Controversy 6. The Athenian Economy of the 5th and 4th Century Part III. Economics 7. Xenophon’s Economics 8. Plato’s Ethics 9. Aristotle’s Ethics 10. Plato’s Economics 11. Aristotle’s Economics 12. Utilitarianism

Product details

• Authors: Takeshi Amemiya, Takeshi (Stanford University Amemiya, AMEMIYA TAKESHI
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.02.2007
• EAN: 9780415701549
• ISBN: 978-0-415-70154-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History; Routledge Explorations in Econ; Routledge Explorations in Economic History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, Ancient Greece, Economic history, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation