The First Globalization Episode
The Creation of the Mongol Empire, or the Economics of Chinggis Khan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20074911 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald Findlay (Columbia University), Mats Lundahl (0000-0001-8519-8308, Stockholm University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 173-221 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Economics of the Frontier (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/978-1-137-60237-4_6 |
| OpenAlex | W2554056850 |
| ISBN | 9781137602374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 42 |
This chapter applies the empire model to what is arguably the first globalization episode: the creation of the largest territorially continuous empire that the world has so far seen, ranging from Korea to Eastern Europe, by a maximum of 1 million Mongols. The chapter examines the Mongol choice between herding and conquest, arguing that for ecological reasons the marginal return to the former was exceedingly low, which made conquest the superior alternative. It also argues that the Mongol Empire was ‘too small’ in terms of military power, but ‘too large’ in terms of the capacity to administer it
Ancient history · Archaeology · CONQUEST · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Empire · Geography · Globalization · Herding · Political science · Power (physics) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2020 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |