This comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy revolutionizes our understanding of the subject and its possibilities. Alain Bresson is one of the world's leading authorities in the field, and he is helping to redefine it. Here he combines a thorough knowledge of ancient sources...

Introduction -- Literature Review -- Political Economy Analytical Framework for China's Urban-Rural Economic Relationship -- Measurements and Evolutionary Stages of China's Urban-Rural Economic Relationship -- Formation and Performance of Separated Urban-Rural Economic relationship in China --...

Introduction -- The importance of warfare -- Europe's urban rise -- Evaluating the safe harbor effect -- Evaluating the warfare-to-wealth effect -- Warfare to wealth in comparative perspective -- Epilogue