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Economic Analysis of Institutional Change in Ancient Greece: Politics, Taxation and Rational Behaviour
Author(s): Carl Hampus Hampus Lyttkens (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 12 Jun. 2015
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 1138902314
- ISBN-13: 9781138902312
Book Description
This book presents an economic analysis of the causes and consequences of institutional change in ancient Athens. Focusing on the period 800-300 BCE, it looks in particular at the development of political institutions and taxation, including a new look at the activities of individuals like Solon, Kleisthenes and Perikles and on the changes in political rules and taxation after the Peloponnesian War.
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About the Author
Carl Hampus Lyttkens is a Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Lund, Sweden
