Trade in the Roman Empire: A Study of the Institutional Framework

The leading question behind this dissertation is: how did trade operate in the Roman Empire under conditions of imperfect government enforcement in private contracting, and of imperfect information? The Roman State, unlike modern states, did not employ the powers at its disposal to enforce private c...

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Main Author: Terpstra, Taco T.
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7916/D8NS11VV