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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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Inspired by the democratic origins of the Greek naval victory at
Salamis, the book discusses the current pressing issues of
democracy worldwide. In 12 carefully selected chapters,
well-renowned scholars from around the globe discuss topics such as
Brexit, Euroscepticism, or the rise of populism. The authors
further analyze various aspects of democracy, as well as various
types of democratic regimes, such as mixed government, direct
democracy, and cases of quasi democracies. While doing so, they
relate this discussion to the pivotal question of how the quality
of democracy today can be improved, seeking answers and solutions
to current pending problems at the global level. This book is the
second out of two edited volumes as a sequel of an international
academic conference titled Salamis and Democracy: 2500 Years After
that took place between October 3rd and October 5th, 2020, on the
occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the great historical event of
the Battle of Salamis, which saved Greek culture and the newly
founded democratic regimes throughout the Hellenic world during the
Classical period (508-323 BCE). The book is a must-read for
scholars and students of political science, economics, and law, as
well as policy-makers interested in a better understanding of
democracy, governance, populism, social choice, and constitutional
law.
In this book, well-renowned international scholars discuss topics
related to various aspects of the history of the Battle of Salamis,
inspired by the democratic origins of the Greek naval victory at
Salamis. They present deductions from the battle that can be useful
for today, and seek answers for a more prosperous and brighter
future for our societies. Their analyses are divided into five
parts in the book: 1) The democratic implications of the Battle of
Salamis; 2) The strategies that lead to monumental naval victories;
3) The institutional implications of the Battle of Salamis; 4)
Various societal aspects of the Athenian democracy; 5) The
interconnections between two glorious battles: Thermopylae and
Salamis. This book is the first out of two edited volumes as a
sequel of an international academic conference titled Salamis and
Democracy: 2500 Years After that took place between October 3rd and
October 5th, 2020, on the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the
great historical event of the Battle of Salamis, which saved Greek
culture and the newly founded democratic regimes throughout the
Hellenic world during the Classical period (508-323 BCE). The book
is a must-read for scholars and students of history, political
science, economics, and law, as well as policy-makers interested in
a better understanding of classical, ancient, and political
history, democracy, strategy, governance, and social choice.
The authors of this book argue that post-war fiscal and monetary
policies in the U.S. are prone to more frequent and more
destabilizing domestic and international financial crises. So, in
the aftermath of the one that erupted in 2008, they propose that
now we are sleepwalking into another, which under the prevailing
institutional circumstances could develop into a worldwide
financial Armageddon. Thinking ahead of such a calamity, this book
presents for the first time a model of democratic governance with
privately produced money based on the case of Athens in Classical
times, and explains why, if it is conceived as a benchmark for
reference and adaptation, it may provide an effective way out from
the dreadful predicament that state managed fiat money holds for
the stability of Western-type democracies and the international
financial system. As the U.S. today, Athens at that time reached
the apex of its military, economic, political, cultural, and
scientific influence in the world. But Athens triumphed through
different approaches to democracy and fundamentally different
fiscal and monetary policies than the U.S. Thus the readers will
have the opportunity to learn about these differences and
appreciate the potential they offer for confronting the challenges
contemporary democracies face under the leadership of the U.S. The
book will find audiences among academics, university students, and
researchers across a wide range of fields and subfields, as well as
legislators, fiscal and monetary policy makers, and economic and
financial consultants.
Inspired by the democratic origins of the Greek naval victory at
Salamis, the book discusses the current pressing issues of
democracy worldwide. In 12 carefully selected chapters,
well-renowned scholars from around the globe discuss topics such as
Brexit, Euroscepticism, or the rise of populism. The authors
further analyze various aspects of democracy, as well as various
types of democratic regimes, such as mixed government, direct
democracy, and cases of quasi democracies. While doing so, they
relate this discussion to the pivotal question of how the quality
of democracy today can be improved, seeking answers and solutions
to current pending problems at the global level. This book is the
second out of two edited volumes as a sequel of an international
academic conference titled Salamis and Democracy: 2500 Years After
that took place between October 3rd and October 5th, 2020, on the
occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the great historical event of
the Battle of Salamis, which saved Greek culture and the newly
founded democratic regimes throughout the Hellenic world during the
Classical period (508-323 BCE). The book is a must-read for
scholars and students of political science, economics, and law, as
well as policy-makers interested in a better understanding of
democracy, governance, populism, social choice, and constitutional
law.
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.
The authors of this book argue that post-war fiscal and monetary
policies in the U.S. are prone to more frequent and more
destabilizing domestic and international financial crises. So, in
the aftermath of the one that erupted in 2008, they propose that
now we are sleepwalking into another, which under the prevailing
institutional circumstances could develop into a worldwide
financial Armageddon. Thinking ahead of such a calamity, this book
presents for the first time a model of democratic governance with
privately produced money based on the case of Athens in Classical
times, and explains why, if it is conceived as a benchmark for
reference and adaptation, it may provide an effective way out from
the dreadful predicament that state managed fiat money holds for
the stability of Western-type democracies and the international
financial system. As the U.S. today, Athens at that time reached
the apex of its military, economic, political, cultural, and
scientific influence in the world. But Athens triumphed through
different approaches to democracy and fundamentally different
fiscal and monetary policies than the U.S. Thus the readers will
have the opportunity to learn about these differences and
appreciate the potential they offer for confronting the challenges
contemporary democracies face under the leadership of the U.S. The
book will find audiences among academics, university students, and
researchers across a wide range of fields and subfields, as well as
legislators, fiscal and monetary policy makers, and economic and
financial consultants.
In this book, well-renowned international scholars discuss topics
related to various aspects of the history of the Battle of Salamis,
inspired by the democratic origins of the Greek naval victory at
Salamis. They present deductions from the battle that can be useful
for today, and seek answers for a more prosperous and brighter
future for our societies. Their analyses are divided into five
parts in the book: 1) The democratic implications of the Battle of
Salamis; 2) The strategies that lead to monumental naval victories;
3) The institutional implications of the Battle of Salamis; 4)
Various societal aspects of the Athenian democracy; 5) The
interconnections between two glorious battles: Thermopylae and
Salamis. This book is the first out of two edited volumes as a
sequel of an international academic conference titled Salamis
and Democracy: 2500 Years After that took place between
October 3rd and October 5th, 2020, on the occasion of the 2500th
anniversary of the great historical event of the Battle of Salamis,
which saved Greek culture and the newly founded democratic regimes
throughout the Hellenic world during the Classical period (508-323
BCE). The book is a must-read for scholars and students of history,
political science, economics, and law, as well as policy-makers
interested in a better understanding of classical, ancient, and
political history, democracy, strategy, governance, and social
choice.Â
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