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The Origin of States - how farming shaped the world.

  • St Mary's Guildhall Bayley Lane Coventry CV1 5RN (map)

Have you ever wondered how civilisations developed?

Have you ever wondered how civilisations developed? And why some countries today are so much richer than others? The long-established view, dating back to Economist Adam Smith (1723-1790), is that farming surplus led to taxation, which in turn led to the development of hierarchies. New research by Joram Mayshar, Omer Moav and Luigi Pascali challenges that view. They find that it was not farming surplus that affected the development of civilisations, but the types of crops grown. Join Professor Omer Moav in the stunning surroundings of St Mary’s Guildhall in Coventry, to find out how farming has shaped the world.

Free refreshments will be available

Part of the 2022 ESRC Festival of Social Science

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