| Or gins of Globalization draws widely on ancient sources and modern economic theory todetail the concept of",known world", globalization,arguing thatamixed economy--similar in many respects to ourown--existed ina variety of forms throughout the ancient world.By analyzing the business practices of the ancient world--phenomena such as resource and market seeking behavior, international trade from China, Indiaand Rome, to Africa and even northern and western parts of Europe, Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) operatinginternationally and outsourcing production, multicultural workforces, tariff reduced zones, interregional tax issues, and the management of currency risks--the authors provide readers with a unique historical interpretation of the contemporary globalizing economy and a durable theoretical framework for futurehistorical economic analyses. |
