Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The agricultural sector and comparisons to other
economies
Chapter 3: Levels of urbanization and economic output
Chapter 4: The extent of trade and why it changed over time
Chapter 5: The expectation of life as a measure of economic
progress
Chapter 6: Productive knowledge and the potential for growth
Chapter 7: The money system and its weaknesses
Chapter 8: The system of state finances and fiscal incompetence
Chapter 9: Conclusions
Appendices
Bibliography
George Maher has a rare insight into the comparative workings of
the classical and modern worlds. He holds a PhD in the economy of
the Roman Empire from King's College London and both a first-class
honours BA and MA with distinction in Classics from Birkbeck,
University of London. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty
of Actuaries and holds a first-class honours degree in Special
Honours Mathematics from Trinity College Dublin.
Dr Maher was a Partner at Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, the
international firm of management consultants and actuaries, now
part of Aon, where he advised governments and corporations
worldwide. He continues to practise as a consulting actuary. Dr
Maher has served as a director and trustee of the Society for the
promotion of Roman Studies and has taught at Kings College London.
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