Debt and economic renewal in the ancient Near East : a colloquium held at Columbia University, November 1998

History and analysis of the economic and social development of debt, interest-bearing loans, royal remission of debts, and economic renewal policies. 1. Reconstructing The Origins Of Interest-bearing Debt And The Logic Of Clean Slates / Michael Hudson -- 2. A History Of Near Eastern Debt? / Marc Van De Mieroop -- 3. Debt In An Archaic Palatial Economy: The Evidence From Ebla / Alfonso Archi -- 4. Money-lending Practices In Ur Iii Babylonia: The Issue Of Economic Motivation / Piotr Steinkeller -- 5. Royal Edicts Of The Old Babylonian Period -- Structural Background / Johannes Renger -- 6. Credit As A Facilitator Of Exchange In Old Babylonian Mesopotamia / Marc Van De Mieroop -- 7. Debt And Debt Remission At Nuzi / Carlo Zeccagnini -- 8. Debts And Indebtedness In The Neo-babylonian Period: Evidence From The Institutional Archives / Michael Jursa -- 9. Debt, Interest, Pledge And Forfeiture In The Neo-babylonian And Early Achaemenid Period: The Evidence From Private Archives / Cornelia Wunsch -- 10. Loans, Credit And Interest In Ancient Egypt / Edward Bleiberg -- 11. Fiscal Renewal In Ancient Egypt: Its Language, Symbols, And Metaphors / Ogden Goelet, Jr. -- 12. General Discussion / Michael Hudson. Edited By Michael Hudson, Marc Van De Mieroop. A Series Sponsored By The Institute For The Study Of Long-term Economic Trends And The International Scholars Conference On Ancient Near Eastern Economies. A Colloquium Held At Columbia University, November 1998. Includes Bibliographical References.