The evolution of the agrarian problem in Attica from the 7th to the 4th century B.C.

The book consists of three parts. The first part outlines the evolution of the climate and soil degradation, agricultural tools and techniques. It also outlines the way in which the soil is used, the species of fruit trees and cereals cultivated and the yields of the land. The second part of the paper looks first at the question of the stability of the conditions of property acquisition and agrarian laws. It then analyzes the issue of land inalienability, agrarian structures, transmission channels and prices of agricultural land, land concentration and the condition of producers. The third part exposes the solutions to the recurrent agrarian crises adopted by the Athenian leaders and thinkers as well as the question of agrarian colonies.

Autorentext

Adou Marcel AKA é professor de História da Grécia Antiga, nomeadamente das economias e sociedades das épocas clássica e helenística, e autor de vários artigos e livros. É membro associado do Instituto Ausonius de Bordeaux Montaigne e trabalha actualmente na Universidade Jean Lorougnon Guédé em Daloa (Costa do Marfim).