The standardization, certification, quality control of products, and consumer protection are not modern inventions. The research of Professor G. Varoufakis shows that their roots go back to antiquity and constitute a characteristic feature of societies with a high level of cultural development.
Parthenons are not built without developed technology, and development cannot exist without regulations ensuring the high quality of the materials used as well as of the consumer goods produced. The ancient Greeks established the institutional framework for quality, a fundamental prerequisite for the development and evolution of human societies.
