This paper seeks to provide an improved understanding of the origins of democracy. It begins by developing a … the magnitude of those time-inconsistency problems and, hence, the likelihood of democracy. A comparison of ancient Greek … city-states suggests that the conditions under which democracy first emerged support the model. Other potential …

to the Ancient Economy (via Archaic Rome) -- 3. Can Ancient History still Engage the Social Sciences? -- 4. The Creation … of Wealth and Inequality in the Graeco-Roman World: Tactics from Law and Racial Capitalism -- Part II Measurement and … Roman Economic History: A Prolegomenon -- 13. Why a Human Ancient Economy Should Be Posthuman -- Part IV Responses -- 14 …