A History of Market Performance: From Ancient Babylonia to the Modern World (Routledge Explorations in Economic History)

By: R.J. van der Spek and Bas Van Leeuwen and Jan Luiten van Zanden

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Synopsis: This exciting new volume examines the development of market performance from Antiquity until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Efficient market structures are agreed by most economists to serve as evidence of economic prosperity, and to be prerequisites for further economic growth. However, this is the first study to examine market performance as a whole, over such a large time period. Presenting a hitherto unknown and inaccessible corpus of data from ancient Babylonia, this international set of contributors are for the first time able to offer an in-depth study of market performance over a period of 2,500 years. The contributions focus on the market of staple crops, as they were crucial goods in these societies. Over this entire period, all papers provide a similar conceptual and methodological framework resting on a common definition of market performance combined with qualitative and quantitative analyses resting on new and improved price data. In this way, the book is able to combine analysis of the Babylonian period with similar work on the Roman, Early-and Late Medieval and Early Modern period. Bringing together input from assyriologists, ancient historians, economic historians and economists, this volume will be crucial reading for all those with an interest in ancient history, economic history and economics.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 592 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317918493
Related ISBNs:: 9781315852379, 9780367867300, 9780415635448
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/25/23
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial material, R.J. van der Spek, Jan Luiten van Zanden and Bas van Leeuwen
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: R.J. Van der Spek
Edited by:: Jan Luiten van Zanden
Edited by:: Bas van Leeuwen