Democracy and knowledge : innovation and learning in classical Athens
by
Ober, Josiah.
Title
:
Democracy and knowledge : innovation and learning in classical Athens
Author
:
Ober, Josiah.
ISBN
:
9780691133478
Personal Author
:
Ober, Josiah.
Publication Information
:
Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, c2008.
Physical Description
:
xvi, 342 p. ; 24 cm.
General Note
:
Formerly CIP.
Contents
:
Athenian Money, Taxes, Revenues -- Ch. 1. Introduction: Dispersed Knowledge and Public Action -- Ch. 2. Assessing Athenian Performance -- Ch. 3. Competition, Scale, and Varieties of Knowledge -- Ch. 4. Aggregation: Networks, Teams, and Experts -- Ch. 5. Alignment: Common Knowledge, Commitment, and Coordination -- Ch. 6. Codification: Access, Impartiality, and Transaction Costs -- Ch. 7. Conclusions: Government by the People -- App. A. Aggregate Material Flourishing -- App. B. Distribution of Coins in Hoards -- App. C. Prominence in Classical Greek Literature -- App. D. Impact of Constitution and Historical Experience -- App. E. Athenian State Capacity and Democracy, 600-250 B.C.
Subject Term
:
Democracy -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500.
Political participation -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500.
Geographic Term
:
Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government.
Greece -- Politics and government -- To 146 B.C.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025452257 | 320.9385 O.12D 2008 | 1 |