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The Achaean Federation in Ancient Greece - History, Political and Economic Organisation, Warfare and Strategy (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
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The Achaean Federation in Ancient Greece - History, Political and Economic Organisation, Warfare and Strategy (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: Frontiers in Economic History
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This book analyses ancient Greek federalism by focusing on one of
the most organised and advanced Greek federal states, the Achaean
Federation Sympoliteia. Unlike earlier studies that mainly focused
on its political history, this book adopts an interdisciplinary
approach, analysing aspects of the economic organization and
institutions, and the political economy of the Achaean Federation,
and combining these findings with political history. It also
discusses the strategic choices made by significant historical
figures such as generals Aratos and Philopoemen. The analysis of
the Achaean Federation verifies the intertemporal federal axiom,
which states that the success and viability of federal experiment
is achieved when the benefits of participation for the
member-states exceed the costs of conferring national sovereignty
on supranational federal authorities. The book further argues that
the Achaeans developed a system of sophisticated direct democratic
procedures in decision-making on federal matters, as well as
significant and highly sophisticated (for the era) economic
institutions and federal practices, in order to achieve bonds of
trust and legitimacy regarding their innovative federal structure.
These practices included, among others, the creation of free market
type economic institutions, a monetary union, federal budget,
provision of public goods and a common defense and security policy
for all the Achaean city-state members. Lastly, the book relates
these findings to ideas on how the Achaean Federation would have
dealt with a series of current global issues, such as European
Union integration and problems such as Euroscepticism, Brexit and
immigration.
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