Athenian Economy and Society A Banking Perspective

Name: Athenian Economy and Society A Banking Perspective
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ISBN: 9780691015927

ISBN-10: 0691015929

ISBN-13: 9780691015927

Edition: 1992

Authors: Edward Cohen

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In this ground-breaking analysis of the world's first private banks, Edward Cohen convincingly demonstrates the existence and functioning of a market economy in ancient Athens while revising our understanding of the society itself. Challenging the "primitivistic" view, in which bankers are merely pawnbrokers and money-changers, Cohen reveals that fourth-century Athenian bankers pursued sophisticated transactions. These dealings--although technologically far removed from modern procedures--were in financial essence identical with the lending and deposit-taking that separate true "banks" from other businesses. He further explores how the Athenian banks facilitated tax and creditor avoidance…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 1/26/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.94" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations



Market Economy


Banking Reality


The Athenian Economy


The Trapeza as True Bank


Currency Exchange


False Anachronism: The Modern Invention of the Athenian Pawnshop



A Methodological Alternative to the Misuse of Statistics


The Perils of Cliometrics


""Forensic Attestation"": An Alternative Approach



Financial Context and Concepts


Freedom from Regulation and Oligopoly