Economy, Trade & Statecraft
Statecraft, economics and administration
c. 3rd c. BCEKautilya (Chanakya)ArthashastraTamil Nadu
300 BCE
A systematic treatise on economics, taxation, law, espionage and administration.
- Dated
- 300–201 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 3rd c. BCE
- Originator
- Kautilya (Chanakya)
- Source text
- Arthashastra
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Discipline
- Economy, Trade & Statecraft
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
Comparable systematic political economy in the West is far later.
Fair to say
Its dating and single-authorship are debated among scholars.
Path to modern innovation
Studied in political science and economics history.
Transmission
Indigenous statecraft tradition.
Primary sources
- 4Kautilya ArthasastraUnreviewed
- 5Arthasastra Of Kautilya And The Canakya SutraUnreviewed
References
- 1Arthashastra
- 2P. Olivelle (trans.)
Further reading
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