Ownership and Exploitation of Land and Natural Resources in the Roman World
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Oct 20, 2015
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780198728924
Description: "This volume focuses on how the institutional structure of the Roman Empire affected economic performance both positively and negatively. An international range of contributors offers a variety of approaches that together enhance our understanding of how different ownership rights and various modes of organization and exploitation facilitated or prevented the use of land and natural resources in the production process. Relying on a large array of resources - literary, legal, epigraphic, papyrological, numismatic, and archaeological - chapters address key questions regarding the foundations of the Roman Empire's economic system. Questions of growth, concentration and legal status of property (private, public, or imperial), the role of the state, content and limitations of rights of ownership, water rights and management, exploitation of indigenous populations, and many more receive new and original analyses that make this book a significant step forward to understanding what made the economic achievements of the Roman empire possible."--
Notes: Source title: Ownership and Exploitation of Land and Natural Resources in the Roman World (Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy)