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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... seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe – contrasts which suggest not only that the urban market structures of ... centuries CE. By making these arguments, I contribute to current scholarship on. 12 Knapp 2011. 13 Good discussions of ...
... seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe – contrasts which suggest not only that the urban market structures of ... centuries CE. By making these arguments, I contribute to current scholarship on. 12 Knapp 2011. 13 Good discussions of ...
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... seventeenth or eighteenth centuries.26 Opinions on longterm change in per capita output also vary substantially, although two models in particular deserve to be singled out. The first is a model of oneoff growth generated by Rome's ...
... seventeenth or eighteenth centuries.26 Opinions on longterm change in per capita output also vary substantially, although two models in particular deserve to be singled out. The first is a model of oneoff growth generated by Rome's ...
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... eighteenth-century England. 41 For a good introduction to the utility of NIE Scope and methods 15.
... eighteenth-century England. 41 For a good introduction to the utility of NIE Scope and methods 15.
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... seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These studies match the criteria articulated above in important respects. One key consideration is that documentary evidence pertaining to artisans has survived more extensively from this period ...
... seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These studies match the criteria articulated above in important respects. One key consideration is that documentary evidence pertaining to artisans has survived more extensively from this period ...
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... seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that pushed the limits of what was possible in a preindustrial context, studies of this period are especially valuable as a heuristic device for the analysis of both artisans' strategies and urban ...
... seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that pushed the limits of what was possible in a preindustrial context, studies of this period are especially valuable as a heuristic device for the analysis of both artisans' strategies and urban ...
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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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