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Institutions, taxation, and market relationships in ancient Athens

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

This paper explores the institutional and economic development in ancient Athens from around 600 BC into the fourth century, a period during which the Athenians experienced oligarchy, tyranny, a gradually evolving but eventually far-reaching male democracy, followed by a return to more influence for the elite. Concomitantly, economic life changed qualitatively and quantitatively. Self-sufficient farming gradually gave way to market relationships and there was substantial economic growth. This analysis of institutional changes in Athens emphasizes the importance of credible commitments from those in power to other groups in society. It is furthermore likely that the increasing reliance on market relationships gradually transformed individual behaviour and individual beliefs, leading to changes in the formal and informal rules in society. Taxation played an important role: it pushed people into market relationships, illustrated the need for credible commitments, and helps to explain why foreigners were so prominent in trade in ancient Athens.

Publiceringsår

2010

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

505-527

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Journal of Institutional Economics

Volym

6

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Cambridge University Press

Ämne

  • Economics

Status

Published

Projekt

  • The Economics of Ancient Greece

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1744-1382