Economic Prehistory: Six Transitions That Shaped The World

ISBN-13: 9781108839907 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 425 str.

British Columbia) Reed Clyde G. (Simon Fraser University

Opis

Demonstrates how economics can explain the transformation of human society from mobile foraging bands to the first city-states.

Recenzje

'In the last decade, it has become more and more obvious that it is impossible to understand the divergence in human societies without taking a deep historical perspective and embracing the wisdom in the social sciences outside of economics. This book pulls together the insights of two of the leaders of this dramatic intellectual transition. Remarkable and path-breaking.' James Robinson, University of Chicago

Spis treści

1. Economics meets Archaeology; 2. A Primer on Malthusian Economics; Part I. Sedentism and Agriculture: 3. The Upper Paleolithic; 4. The transition to Sedentism; 5. The transition to Agriculture; Part II. Inequality and Warfare: 6. The transition to Inequality; 7. Warfare between Egalitarian groups; 8. Warfare between Elite groups; Part III. Cities and States: 9. Mesopotamian city-states: Data and hypotheses; 10. Mesopotamian city-states: A formal model; 11. The emergence of Cities and States.

O autorze

Gregory K. Dow is Professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University. Clyde G. Reed is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Simon Fraser University.