Demographic and economic development in the ancient mediterranean world

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 743-757

  Scheidel, Walter ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11144339998     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/0932456042776069     Document Type: Review

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