Economy and Economics of Ancient Greece

by Takeshi Amemiya

Addressing the dearth of literature that has been written on this key aspect of economic history, Takeshi Amemiya, a well known leading economist based at Stanford University, analyzes the two diametrically opposed views about the exact nature of the ancient Greek economy, putting together a broad and comprehensive survey that is unprecedented in this field. Partly a piece of economic history, partly a critique of utilitarianism, this book explores all areas of the Athenian economy, including public finance, banking and manufacturing and trade as well as discussing the historical, cultural, political and sociological conditions of Ancient Greece and the background in which the economy developed. As a teacher of an undergraduate course on the Economy and Economics of Ancient Greece, Takeshi Amemiya has written an incisive text that is perfect for undergraduate students of economic history, Greek history and culture as well as a being a useful reference point for graduates and of considerable interest to classicists at any level.

Genres: Economics, History

208 pages, Hardcover

First published February 8, 2007

Reviews

[Inas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Starting with a very good overview on history and society in ancient Greece. It was a good introduction to study the ancient Economy but no detailed explanation about Agriculture and trade, both of them were the basis of any ancient Economy. While comparing with modern American economy was a little bit boring and getting yourself out of the main topic. The ancient ethic ideas makes sense in this respect, Simultaneously, it gonna be great if you look on ancient written sources not just discussing ancient ideas and comparing them with modern ones!
The two stars for the historical overview, it was great, by the Way.