The Organization of Exchange in Early Christian Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10098571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marilyn Gerriets (St. Francis Xavier University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 171-176 |
| Publication date | 1981-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700042947 |
| OpenAlex | W2168707104 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The major contrast between preindustrial and modern economies is that the latter enjoy regular and rapid growth, whereas income per capita tends to stagnate in the former. Analysis of the organization of exchange in early Christian Ireland shows that the exchange and therefore the production of material wealth was so thoroughly integrated into securing and exercising power, as well as into establishing and maintaining family and social ties, that any improvements in technology which might have led to economic growth would inevitably have generated prohibitive social costs
Business · Development economics · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Per capita · Per capita income · Power (physics · Production (economics · Social production · Social science · Sociology · Byzantine Studies and History · Historical Studies of British Isles · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |