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. |
Dall'interno del libro
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... uncertainty, and consumer demand in an ancient city 23 2 Specialization, associations, and the organization of production 66 3 Manumission and the urban labor market 130 4 The artisan household and the Roman economy 192 Epilogue 268 ...
... uncertainty, and consumer demand in an ancient city 23 2 Specialization, associations, and the organization of production 66 3 Manumission and the urban labor market 130 4 The artisan household and the Roman economy 192 Epilogue 268 ...
Pagina 1
... later, in the second century. 1 For a recent and thorough discussion of this monument, see Petersen 2003. 2 In particular, see Aubert 2013: 201–2 and Chiusi 1993 1 Introduction Seasonality, uncertainty, and consumer demand.
... later, in the second century. 1 For a recent and thorough discussion of this monument, see Petersen 2003. 2 In particular, see Aubert 2013: 201–2 and Chiusi 1993 1 Introduction Seasonality, uncertainty, and consumer demand.
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... uncertain demand by devising business strategies designed both to minimize their fixed and ongoing costs and to ensure that they had the flexibility to respond to elevated periods of demand by stepping up production when necessary; (2) ...
... uncertain demand by devising business strategies designed both to minimize their fixed and ongoing costs and to ensure that they had the flexibility to respond to elevated periods of demand by stepping up production when necessary; (2) ...
Pagina 6
... uncertain demand for their products and services. As we shall see, social relations and ideologies exerted their strongest structural effect upon behavior within the household, where they affected the division of labor between (mostly ...
... uncertain demand for their products and services. As we shall see, social relations and ideologies exerted their strongest structural effect upon behavior within the household, where they affected the division of labor between (mostly ...
Pagina 21
... uncertain. Seasonal demand was, in the first instance, a product of patterns of seasonal travel and temporary migration, which ensured a higher concentration of consumers at all levels of the socioeconomic spectrum in most large cities ...
... uncertain. Seasonal demand was, in the first instance, a product of patterns of seasonal travel and temporary migration, which ensured a higher concentration of consumers at all levels of the socioeconomic spectrum in most large cities ...
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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