Specialisation and wealth inequality in a model of a clustered economic network

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1346-1356

  Bentley, R Alexander ^a   Lake, Mark W ^a   Shennan, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Complex networks; Exchange; Kin networks; Mesolithic Neolithic transition; Power laws; Prehistoric trade; Social networks; Wealth inequality

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MESOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 21344449710     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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