| Description |
1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Series |
Banking, Money and International Finance Ser |
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Banking, Money and International Finance Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Exhibits -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Deficits and debts in contemporary democracies -- 1.2 Complacency and acquiescence of the central banks -- 1.3 Conclusion -- 2 Money-related Institutions in Classical Athens -- 2.1 Public governance and Archai in charge of the currency -- 2.1.1 Making the best of the Laurion mines -- 2.1.1.1 The board of poletai (sellers) -- 2.1.1.2 Mining-related tasks of Boule |
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2.1.2 Minting of coins and maintaining their integrity -- 2.1.2.1 The Athenian mint -- 2.1.2.2 Dokimastai (testers) -- 2.2 Financial intermediation in the private sector -- 2.2.1 Trapezai (banks) -- 2.2.2 Argyramoiboi or Kollybistai (moneychangers) -- 2.2.3 Enechirodaneistai (pawnbrokers) -- 2.3 Summary -- 3 The System and the Tenets of Public Finance -- 3.1 A brief overview of the fiscal administration -- 3.1.1 Setup of the state's financial services -- 3.1.2 Sources and uses of public funds -- 3.1.2.1 Public revenues -- 3.1.2.2 Public expenditures |
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3.1.3 Democratic control of financial magistrates -- 3.2 Balancing the budget through war and peace -- 3.3 Public budget and lenders of last resort -- 3.4 Summary -- 4 Main Currency-related Policies -- 4.1 Economics of minting in classical times -- 4.1.1 Taxing through reminting -- 4.2 Regulatory framework of coinage -- 4.2.1 Coinage Decree (449 BCE) -- 4.2.2 The Decree of Kallias (434/433 BCE) -- 4.2.3 Law of Nicophon (375/374 BCE) -- 4.2.4 Currency issues in ancient Greek Federations -- 4.3 Summary -- 5 Structure and Evolution of the Economy -- 5.1 The state sector -- 5.1.1 Governance |
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5.1.1.1 Civil service -- 5.1.1.2 Defense and power posture -- 5.1.1.3 Courts and law enforcement -- 5.1.1.4 Financial, regulatory and other services -- 5.1.2 Infrastructural and cultural facilities -- 5.1.2.1 Fortifications -- 5.1.2.2 Civil infrastructures -- 5.1.2.3 Cultural infrastructures -- 5.1.3 Social welfare -- 5.2 The private sector -- 5.2.1 Household production for own use and sale -- 5.2.2 Trade-oriented production of goods and services -- 5.2.2.1 Mining -- 5.2.2.2 Handicraft and manufacturing -- 5.2.2.3 Shipping -- 5.2.2.4 Money and banking -- 5.2.2.5 Construction -- 5.2.2.6 Paideia |
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5.2.2.7 Health care -- 5.2.2.8 Other public services -- 5.2.3 Distribution of goods and services -- 5.2.4 Export-import trade -- 5.3 Summary -- 6 Money in an Economy without a Central Bank -- 6.1 Demand and supply of currency and bullion -- 6.2 Demand and supply of primary deposits -- 6.3 Demand and supply of bank credit -- 6.4 Equilibrium in the money market -- 6.5 Summary -- 7 An Assessment of Comparative Performance -- 7.1 Price stability -- 7.1.1 Inflation in part and in general -- 7.1.1.1 Evidence regarding inflation -- 7.1.1.2 The case of general inflation |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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7.1.2 Relative prices and economic flexibility |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Economou, Emmanouil M. L
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Kyriazis, Nicholas C
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| ISBN |
9781000097061 |
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1000097064 |
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