Ways and Means
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Ways and Means is a short economic and political treatise by Xenophon that proposes practical financial and administrative reforms to strengthen Athens.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic treatise
ⓘ
political treatise ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia)
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Assembly
|
| aimsTo |
improve economic prosperity of Athens
ⓘ
increase public revenue without new taxes ⓘ |
| author | Xenophon ⓘ |
| concernedWith | peace-time economy ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | war-based revenue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| discusses |
Mint of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Laurion silver mines
attracting foreign merchants ⓘ commercial policy ⓘ harbor revenues ⓘ metoikoi (resident foreigners) ⓘ state-owned slaves in the silver mines ⓘ |
| focusesOn | strengthening Athens ⓘ |
| genre |
political economy
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
economic self-sufficiency of the polis
ⓘ
efficient public administration ⓘ non-coercive revenue generation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Athenian imperial experience ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short prose treatise ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Athenian economic policy
ⓘ
Athenian public finance ⓘ administrative reform ⓘ public revenue ⓘ state finance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Poroi ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | classical Greek political thought ⓘ |
| proposes |
developing Athens as a commercial center
ⓘ
encouraging immigration of skilled foreigners ⓘ improving port facilities at Piraeus ⓘ practical administrative reforms ⓘ practical financial reforms ⓘ state management of certain economic activities ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hellenica
ⓘ
Oeconomicus ⓘ |
| setting | Athens ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| tone | practical ⓘ |
| workOf | Xenophon ⓘ |
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