Ancient Inequality (Jeffrey Williamson)

Prof Jeffrey Williamson from Harvard (click here for Jeffrey’s home page) presented an interesting and lively seminar on the measurement and dynamics of inequality. Has inequality changed much through the centuries? Were pre-industrial societies more unequal in ancient times than pre-industrial societies today? Was inequality been increased by colonization? All interesting how does one answer them? Well, Prof Williamson’s seminar does just that, in an interesting and fascinating blend of eco