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• Baloglou, C.
• Καραγιάννης, Αναστάσιος Δ.

In the present article are analysed some parallels and similarities between the major economic ideas of two distinguished scholars of 15th century such as Georgios Gemistos Plethon and Niccolo Machiavelli. Also, the present paper intends to fill a gap in the special pre-Smithian histories of economics in order to shed light on some interesting ideas concerning economic policy suggestions.

• Economics and Business

• Οικονομική ιστορία

Pre-Smithian economics, economic policy

An earlier draft of the paper was presented at the Eighth Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (Treviso, Italy, February, 2004).