"This exciting new volume examines the development of market performance from Antiquity until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Efficient market structures are agreed by most economists to serve as evidence of economic prosperity, and to be prerequisites for further economic growth....

Kama Ayurveda Private Limited was co-founded by four individuals who believed in the ancient healing power of Ayurveda. They created products with natural ingredients and launched a range of herbal products in partnership with the 100-year-old Arya Vaidya Pharmacy of Coimbatore. Their products...

The Silk Roads were a decentralized network of trade routes that connected ancient cities across Eurasia. Goods, ideas, people, and technology moved along the roads for over 1,500 years. Using a detailed georeferenced map of the entire trade network, this paper finds that areas within 50 KM of...