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∘ Avtandil Silagadze ∘
FROM THE HISTORY OF GEORGIAN ECONOMIC THINKING

Summary

The feudal age in Georgia gave way to multiple economic thoughts that are still significant these days. This article covers one of those thoughts - The Code of Laws of Beka and Agbuga (XIII-XIV cc.) published in Georgian, which, first of all, is dedicated to the issues of regional governance. According to the author, a number of ideas expressed in the Code precede the creation of the School of Mercantilism. The Code is an important historical source for market economy researchers, because it determined several essential issues of the economy in general, and agriculture, industry and financial-credit relations, in particular. The Code includes several noteworthy opinions concerning the possibility to hire a labour force and labour remuneration, which to some extent was an innovation for the thinking of that age.

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Paata Gugushvili Institute of Economics International Scientific C O N F E R E N C E S "ECONOMY – XXI CENTURY"

E ISSN 2587 - 4691	∘ Avtandil Silagadze ∘ FROM THE HISTORY OF GEORGIAN ECONOMIC THINKING Summary The feudal age in Georgia gave way to multiple economic thoughts that are still significant these days. This article covers one of those thoughts - The Code of Laws of Beka and Agbuga (XIII-XIV cc.) published in Georgian, which, first of all, is dedicated to the issues of regional governance. According to the author, a number of ideas expressed in the Code precede the creation of the School of Mercantilism. The Code is an important historical source for market economy researchers, because it determined several essential issues of the economy in general, and agriculture, industry and financial-credit relations, in particular. The Code includes several noteworthy opinions concerning the possibility to hire a labour force and labour remuneration, which to some extent was an innovation for the thinking of that age.