ID - 131905382 TI - Ancient Economies in Comparative Perspective AU - Frangipane, Marcella AU - Poettinger, Monika AU - Schefold, Bertram AU - SpringerLink (Online service) PY - 2022 SN - 9783031087639 9783031087622 9783031087646 9783031087653 3031087631 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer DB - UniCat KW - Politics KW - Methodology of economics KW - Economic schools KW - Economics KW - Educational systems. Teaching systems KW - History as a science KW - World history KW - Ancient history KW - History KW - History of Europe KW - historiografie KW - studiesysteem KW - economie KW - geschiedenis KW - politiek KW - economische geschiedenis KW - Europese geschiedenis KW - Europe KW - Économie politique KW - Histoire ancienne. KW - History, Ancient. KW - Économie politique KW - Economic history. KW - Historiography. KW - Economics. KW - Economic History. KW - History of Economic Thought and Methodology. KW - Historiography and Method. KW - History of Ancient Europe. KW - Political Economy and Economic Systems. KW - Classical Studies. KW - History. KW - Methodology. KW - To 476. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131905382 AB - This volume addresses the economic organization of ancient societies from a comparative perspective. By pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, including contributions by archaeologists, historians of antiquity, economic historians as well as historians of economic thought, it studies different aspects of ancient economies, such as the material living conditions, including production technologies, etc., economic institutions, such as markets or coinage, as wekk as the economic thinking of the time. It hereby explores the comparability of economic thought, economic institutions and economic systems in ancient history. Focusing on the Ancient Near East as well as the Mediterranean, including Greece and Rome, the comparative perspective makes it possible to identify historical permanencies, but also diverse forms of social and political organization and cultural systems. These institutions are evaluated in terms of their capacity to solve economic problems, such as the efficient use of resources or political stability. The first part of the book introduces readers to the methodological context of the comparative approach, including an evaluation of the related historiographical tradition. Subsequent parts discuss a range of development models, elements of economic thinking in ancient societies, the role of trade and globalization, and the use of monetary and financial instruments, as well as political aspects. ER -