Economic Prehistory

Eva Rosenstock
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Eva Rosenstock: Freie Universität Berlin

Chapter 29 in An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, 2018, pp 251-258 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Prehistory encompasses the period from the origins of human culture to the advent of the written record. This chapter discusses why prehistory should be important for economists and economic historians. Its author places an emphasis on hunter-gatherer economies, farming economies, craft specialisation and trade. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how, practically, economics can help scholars to better understand this period.

JEL-codes: N00 N10 N50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_29

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