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Five - Financing Formal Institutions

Systems of Direct Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 August 2020

Kenneth Hirth
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Pennsylvania State University
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Many past institutions were supported by forms of direct production, that is, by producing the resources that they required, instead of drawing resources from the individuals they were intended to serve. The way that systems of direct production were structured varied from society to society. Examples for direct production are examined from Sumeria, China, the Inka, Aztec Mexico, medieval Europe, Persia, and the 19th-century religious community of Zoar, Ohio.

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The Organization of Ancient Economies
A Global Perspective
, pp. 109 - 153
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Financing Formal Institutions
  • Kenneth Hirth, Pennsylvania State University
  • Book: The Organization of Ancient Economies
  • Online publication: 31 August 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108859707.007
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  • Financing Formal Institutions
  • Kenneth Hirth, Pennsylvania State University
  • Book: The Organization of Ancient Economies
  • Online publication: 31 August 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108859707.007
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  • Financing Formal Institutions
  • Kenneth Hirth, Pennsylvania State University
  • Book: The Organization of Ancient Economies
  • Online publication: 31 August 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108859707.007
Available formats
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