"Technical progress, economic growth, productivity, even efficiency have not been significant goals since the beginning of time," declares M.
In short, to study the economies of the Ancient world, one must begi.
The states of the Ancient Mediterranean world had no recognizable real-property market, never fought a commercially inspired war, witnessed no drive to capital formation, and assigned the management of many substantial enterprises to slaves and ex-slaves.
Finley in his classic work.
I. "Technical progress, economic growth, productivity, even efficiency have not been significant goals since the beginning of time," declares M