THE BYZANTINE ECONOMY
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loginThis is a concise survey of the economy of the Byzantine Empirefrom the fourth centuryadto the fall of Constantinople in1453.Organized chronologically, the book addresses key themes such asdemography, agriculture, manufacturing and the urban economy,trade, monetary developments, and the role of the state and ide-ology. It provides a comprehensive overview of the economy withan emphasis on the economic actions of the state, the productiverole of the city, and the role of non-state economic actors, such aslandlords, artisans and money-changers. The final chapter comparesthe Byzantine economy with the economies of western Europe andconcludes that it was one of the most successful examples of a mixedeconomy in the pre-industrial world. This is the only concise generalhistory of the Byzantine economy and will be essential reading forstudents of economic history, Byzantine history and medieval historymore generally.
