Roman Artisans and the Urban EconomyCambridge University Press, 19 lug 2016 This book offers the first comprehensive study of economic conditions and economic life in Roman cities during the late Republic and early Empire. By employing a sophisticated methodology based upon comparative evidence and contemporary economic theory, the author develops interlocking arguments about the relationship between four key attributes of urban economic life in Roman antiquity: the nature and magnitude of consumer demand; the structure of urban labour markets; the strategies devised by urban artisans in their efforts to navigate their social and economic environments; and the factors that served to limit both the overall performance of the Roman economy, and its potential for intensive growth. While the author's methodology and conclusions will be of particular interest to specialists in economic history, other readers will profit from his discussion of topics such as slavery and manumission, the economic significance of professional associations, and the impact of gender on economic behaviour. |
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... Scheidel. Each offered valuable guidance not just during the process of writing the dissertation itself but also while I struggled to refine my arguments for presentation in this book. I am no less grateful to the many friends and ...
... Scheidel. Each offered valuable guidance not just during the process of writing the dissertation itself but also while I struggled to refine my arguments for presentation in this book. I am no less grateful to the many friends and ...
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... Scheidel 1995 and 1996a, Saller 2003, and Groen-Vallinga 2013. 15 For an overview of the economics of slavery in ancient Greece and Rome, see Bradley 1994: 57–80, Osborne 1995, and Scheidel 2008. 16 See especially Mouritsen 2011: 206–47 ...
... Scheidel 1995 and 1996a, Saller 2003, and Groen-Vallinga 2013. 15 For an overview of the economics of slavery in ancient Greece and Rome, see Bradley 1994: 57–80, Osborne 1995, and Scheidel 2008. 16 See especially Mouritsen 2011: 206–47 ...
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... Scheidel 2012a: 2–5. Scheidel 2009 and Wilson 2009 offer lengthier discussions. 25 Scheidel and Friesen 2009: 64 and 74. 26 Grantham 1999: 222–5; Lo Cascio and Malanima 2009; Temin 2013: 243–61. Jongman 2007: 600 also seems to prefer an ...
... Scheidel 2012a: 2–5. Scheidel 2009 and Wilson 2009 offer lengthier discussions. 25 Scheidel and Friesen 2009: 64 and 74. 26 Grantham 1999: 222–5; Lo Cascio and Malanima 2009; Temin 2013: 243–61. Jongman 2007: 600 also seems to prefer an ...
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... Scheidel 2009 advances a cautious argument for a spurt of one-time growth that had already begun to taper off by the ... Scheidel 2009, and Wilson 2009. 29 See especially Scheidel 2009:47, 49–50, and 65. 30 For 10 Introduction.
... Scheidel 2009 advances a cautious argument for a spurt of one-time growth that had already begun to taper off by the ... Scheidel 2009, and Wilson 2009. 29 See especially Scheidel 2009:47, 49–50, and 65. 30 For 10 Introduction.
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... Scheidel has stressed, the most pressing of these is our need to determine whether any particular kind of data can be interpreted as a proxy for intensive growth – that is, for genuine increases in per capita output – rather than as ...
... Scheidel has stressed, the most pressing of these is our need to determine whether any particular kind of data can be interpreted as a proxy for intensive growth – that is, for genuine increases in per capita output – rather than as ...
Sommario
Specialization associations and the organization | 66 |
Manumission and the urban labor market | 130 |
The artisan household and the Roman economy | 192 |
Epilogue | 268 |
Index | 299 |
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