The Mediterranean tradition -- The Near Eastern precursors -- The contribution of the Greek essayists and philosophers -- The economic thought of classical Islam and its revival -- The economic impact of the Cistercian order -- Medieval thought in the Latin West -- Iberian monetarism and development theories of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Summary
This book considers the rich legacy of thinking on economic affairs in the Mediterranean basin, tracing it back over four thousand years before the rise of the Atlantic economies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index
