scale analysis of the chronological relationship between the transition to agriculture and the subsequent emergence of … states. We find statistically significant relationships between early reliance on agriculture and state age in all sub …

Agriculture -- 8. Domestication of Plants, Animals and Humans -- 9. Theories of the Transition to Agriculture -- 10. Agricultural … States I: Mesopotamia and Egypt -- 14. First States II: Indus, China, Peru and Mexico -- 15. End of Prehistory. …This accessible and insightful textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of prehistory. By …

; geographical isolation ; economic development ; agriculture ; industrialization …

since transition to agriculture and state age, as well as subsequent state history. Our estimated unconditional correlation … implies that a 1000 year earlier transition to agriculture is associated with a 470 years earlier emergence of state …

; Geographical isolation ; Economic development ; Agriculture ; Industrialization …

discusses different approaches to structural transformation of their traditional agriculture-based economies. The argument is … traditional agriculture-based economy to get prepared for the takeoff. In particular, it turns out that internalizing the external …