<p>Jones' <em>The Later Roman Empire, 284-602: A Social, Economic and Administrative Survey</em>, although rather dated (1964), appears to be a major scholarly work on this topic (I haven't read it but recall it being mentioned by a historian colleague).  <a href="https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.2307/2856118" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This review</a> explains that it was published by two different publishers, one in two volumes and one in three, and <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-roman-studies/article/abs/h-m-jones-the-later-roman-empire-284602-a-social-economic-and-administrative-survey-3-vols-oxford-basil-blackwell-1964-pp-xxvi-1522-vi-5231068-vi-448-with-7-maps-in-folder-14-14s/9737844A0495DF6C06D9AB9E383D4C3A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> explains some limitations in its scholarship. It appears to be out of print but second-hand and library copies are available and one volume can be accessed via <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/510449880/A-H-M-Jones-The-Later-Roman-Empire-284-602-a-Social-Economic-and-Administrative-Survey-Vol-1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Scribd</a>.</p>

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<p>I recently finished Tamin's The Roman Market Economy. The book describes how Roman Republic and later Roman Empire created an integrated and at the time developed European economy. I enjoyed it a lot, the book however does not discuss much the discusses how it all fell apart after fifth century. Is there some good economic history book that explores this time period?</p>

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Is there any economic history book on how western economy coped with the fall of roman empire?
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# Is there any economic history book on how western economy coped with the fall of roman empire?

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I recently finished Tamin's The Roman Market Economy. The book describes how Roman Republic and later Roman Empire created an integrated and at the time developed European economy. I enjoyed it a lot, the book however does not discuss much the discusses how it all fell apart after fifth century. Is there some good economic history book that explores this time period?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-12-20. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Jones' *The Later Roman Empire, 284-602: A Social, Economic and Administrative Survey*, although rather dated (1964), appears to be a major scholarly work on this topic (I haven't read it but recall it being mentioned by a historian colleague). [This review](https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.2307/2856118) explains that it was published by two different publishers, one in two volumes and one in three, and [this](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-roman-studies/article/abs/h-m-jones-the-later-roman-empire-284602-a-social-economic-and-administrative-survey-3-vols-oxford-basil-blackwell-1964-pp-xxvi-1522-vi-5231068-vi-448-with-7-maps-in-folder-14-14s/9737844A0495DF6C06D9AB9E383D4C3A) explains some limitations in its scholarship. It appears to be out of print but second-hand and library copies are available and one volume can be accessed via [Scribd](https://www.scribd.com/document/510449880/A-H-M-Jones-The-Later-Roman-Empire-284-602-a-Social-Economic-and-Administrative-Survey-Vol-1).


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