Economic Analysis of Institutional Change in Ancient Greece b... - 9781138902312

Taylor & Francis

Economic Analysis of Institutional Change in Ancient GreecePolitics, Taxation and Rational Behaviour\nAuthor(s): Carl Hampus Lyttkens\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138902312, 978-1138902312\nSynopsis\nThis book presents an economic analysis of the causes and consequences of institutional change in ancient Athens. Focusing on the period [tel] BCE, it looks in particular at the development of political institutions and taxation, including a new look at the activities of individuals like Solon, Kleisthenes and Perikles and on the changes in political rules and taxation after the Peloponnesian War.