A theory of the ancient Mesoamerican economy

Research in Economic Anthropology

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 187-224

  Kowalewski, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient economy; Craft specialization; Market integration; Mesoamerica; Money; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886832717     PISSN: 01901281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0190-1281(2012)0000032012     Document Type: Article

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