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The article has two main points: 1. The Inca state had no internal trade system whatsoever. This is, if accurate, indeed unusual for a society of its size. 2.
by zeteo 13y ago
The article has two main points:
1. The Inca state had no internal trade system whatsoever. This is, if accurate, indeed unusual for a society of its size.
2. Despite this, they still managed to acquire great "wealth", which the article defines as infrastructure and public works. This is not surprising at all, since historically even societies that had markets did not usually rely on them for civil engineering projects.
- aneth5 13y ago> 2. Despite this, they still managed to acquire great "wealth", which the article defines as infrastructure and public works. This is not surprising at all, since historically even societies that had markets did not usually rely on them for civil engineering projects. Wouldn't civil engineering be financed by payments in some sort of coinage, valued because of its use in markets?