The Cambridge companion to the Roman economy / / edited by Walter Scheidel, Dickason Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Classics and History, Stanford University [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 443 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 330.937
• Soggetto geografico: Rome Economic conditions 30 B.C.-476 A.D
• Classificazione: HIS002000
• Persona (resp. second.): ScheidelWalter <1966->
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-415) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: 1. Approaching the Roman economy / Walter Scheidel; Part II. THEORY: 2. Roman economic thought / Gloria Vivenza; 3. The contribution of economics / Peter Temin; 4. Human capital and economic growth / Richard Saller; Part III. LABOR: 5. Slavery / Walter Scheidel; 6. Contract labor / Dennis Kehoe; Part IV. PRODUCTION: 7. Raw materials and energy / Andrew Wilson; 8. Food production / Geoffrey Kron; 9. Manufacturing / Cameron Hawkins; Part V. DISTRIBUTION: 10. Predation / Peter Fibiger Bang; 11. Transport / Colin Adams; 12. Urbanism / Paul Erdkamp; 13. Money and finance / Sitta von Reden; 14. A forum on trade / Andrew Wilson, Morris Silver, Peter Fibiger Bang, Paul Erdkamp and Neville Morley; Part VI. OUTCOMES: 15. Physical wellbeing / Walter Scheidel; 16. Post-imperial economies / Simon Loseby.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers readers a comprehensive and innovative introduction to the economy of the Roman Empire. Focusing on the principal determinants, features and consequences of Roman economic development and integrating additional web-based materials, it is designed as an up-to-date survey that is accessible to all audiences. Five main sections discuss theoretical approaches drawn from economics, labor regimes, the production of power and goods, various means of distribution from markets to predation, and the success and ultimate failure of the Roman economy. The book not only covers traditionally prominent features such as slavery, food production and monetization but also highlights the importance of previously neglected aspects such as the role of human capital, energy generation, rent-taking, logistics and human wellbeing, and convenes a group of five experts to debate the nature of Roman trade.
• Titolo autorizzato: Cambridge companion to the Roman economy
• ISBN: 1-107-48690-4; 1-139-03019-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996204518803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Cambridge companions to the ancient world.