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.


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