"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....

The origin of markets is a central issue in economics and economic history, but until now there has been no definitive reference source on the subject. This authoritative collection fills the gap by reprinting key papers analysing the evolution of markets over the past millennium. These papers,...

Klappentext: Das Jahrtausend zwischen der Krise der Spätantike und dem kulturellen Aufstieg Europas im Hochmittelalter war von der Entwicklung neuer Formen des Zusammenlebens geprägt, begleitet vom Ringen um veränderte Auffassungen von "Gesellschaft". Die Meinung, aus der christlichen Vision...