Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Re-evaluating Emperor Asoka a relational contract theory explanation for economic transformation Subject The topic of the resource Asoka; Economic transformation; Edicts; Enforcement; Incompleteness; Iteration; Relational contracts Description An account of the resource Emperor Asoka's rein is considered an important era in ancient Indian history because of the vastness of his empire and the Buddhist elements in his administration. We propose that in addition to these reasons for highlighting Asoka's rein, there is an important economic argument as well. It was during the century or two around Asoka's rule that the subcontinent's economy underwent a transformation from a simple pastoralagricultural economy to a more mature economy with large scale production, specialisation and trade. The element that Asoka introduced into the social relations in his empire is Buddha's Dhamma, which formed and strengthened relational contracts. A key feature of relational contracts is incompleteness of arrangements that is managed by social iterations and formal and informal enforcement mechanisms. Each of these is reflected in Asoka's edicts, the earliest surviving writing samples from the subcontinent. Asoka planned for these measures to ensure political and economic stability. In addition, he also laid the most important foundational material in a rather unique way for all future economic transformations. 2017 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rassendren G.; Bharat S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Dharma, Vol-42, No. 2, pp. 179-200. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dharmaram College, Centre for the Study of World Religions Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85033797935&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=885dac10ea1bf7d90dc36986ea8efb70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85033797935&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=885dac10ea1bf7d90dc36986ea8efb70</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2537222 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rassendren G., Department of Economics, Christ University, India; Bharat S., Department of Economics, Christ University, India