Ownership and exploitation of land and natural resources in the Roman world
Explanation of the success and failure of the Roman economy is one of the most important problems in economic history. As an economic system capable of sustaining high production and consumption levels, it was unparalleled until the early modern period. This volume focuses on how the institutional s...
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
2015
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| Edition: | 1a ed |
| Series: | Oxford studies on the Roman economy
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Table of Contents:
- 1: Arjan Zuiderhoek: Introduction: Land and Natural Resources in the Roman World in Historiographical and Theoretical Perspective ; 2: Paul Erdkamp: Agriculture, Division of Labour, and the Paths to Economic Growth ; Part I: Ownership and Control. 3: Kyle Harper: Landed Wealth in the Long Term: Patterns, Possibilities, Evidence ; 4: Elio Lo Cascio: The Imperial Property and its Development ; 5: Laurens Tacoma: Imperial Wealth in Roman Egypt: The Julio-Claudian ousiai ; 6: Dennis Kehoe: Property Rights over Land and Economic Growth in the Roman Empire ; 7: Éva Jakab: Property Rights in Ancient Rome ; 8: Christer Bruun: Water Use and Productivity in Roman Agriculture: Selling, Sharing, Servitudes ; 9: Yuri A. Marano: 'Watered ... with the Life-giving Wave': Aqueducts and Water Management in Ostrogothic Italy ; Part II: Organization and Modes of Exploitation. 10: Alessandro Launaro: The Nature of the Villa Economy ; 11: Annalisa Marzano: The Variety of Villa Production: From Agriculture to Aquaculture ; 12: Matthew S. Hobson: The African Boom: The Origins of Economic Growth in Roman North Africa ; 13: Julia Hoffmann-Salz: The Local Economy of Palmyra: Organizing Agriculture in an Oasis Environment ; 14: Michael MacKinnon: Changes in Animal Husbandry as a Consequence of Developing Social and Economic Patterns from the Roman Mediterranean Context ; Part III: Exploitation and Processing of Natural Resources ; 15: Isabella Tsigarida: Salt in Asia Minor: An Outline of Roman Authority Interest in the Resource ; 16: Alfred M. Hirt: Centurions, Quarries and the Emperor ; 17: Fernando López Sánchez: The Mining, Minting, and Acquisition of Gold in the Roman and Post-Roman World ; Part IV: Conclusions. 18. Paul Erdkamp, Koenraad Verboven and Arjan Zuiderhoek: Conclusions: Overview of Presented Arguments.
