Economic security of the territory in retrospective review

This paper gives a brief overview of the reflection questions of economic security of the territory in the records of the economic, political and legal thoughts. Law codes of the ancient East countries, the treatises of the ancient Greek philosophers and medieval thinkers are analyzed. It is also noted that the proponents of economic liberalism (laissez-faire economy), and ones of the idea of paternalism (protection or state trusteeship of the economy) admitted the need for economic security. It is shown that the military power, maintaining of lawfulness and concern for people's welfare remained the key factors in this area for centuries.