From The Muqaddimah

Ibn Khaldūn

Chapter 5 in Readings in the Economics of the Division of Labor:The Classical Tradition, 2005, pp 55-62 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Human Civilization in GeneralWith Regard to the Amount of Prosperity and Business Activity in Them, Cities and Towns Differ in Accordance with the Different Size of Their Civilization (Population)Prices in TownsThe Real Meaning and Explanation of Sustenance and Profit. Profit Is the Value Realized from Human LaborThe Crafts Require TeachersThe Crafts Are Perfected Only If There Exists a Large and Perfect Sedentary CivilizationCrafts Can Improve and Increase Only When Many People Demand Them

Keywords: Division of Labor; Specialization; Extent of the Market; Knowledge; Political Economy; History of Economic Thought; Increasing Returns; Equilibrium; Price System; Coordination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C1 C7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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