Si vous aimez Une théorie de l'histoire économique

Economists are inclined to think of the market economy as always existing, just developing or "growing". Historians —and anthropologists— know very well that this is not the case; quite viable non-market societies have existed upon a base of "customary" institutions; others have embodied "revenue" economies, drawing upon agricultural surplus. An attempot is made in this book to bridge these differing approaches to e…