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The Crucible of Revolutionary and Napoleonic Warfare and European Transitions to Modern Economic Growth
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
BRILL,
2021.
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| Colección: | Library of Economic History Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Half Title
- Series Information
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Maps, Figures and Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Exploring Connections between the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, State Formation and the Growth of European Economies
- References
- Chapter 2 Britain's Wars with France 1793-1815 and Their Contribution to the Consolidation of Its Industrial Revolution
- 1 Mercantilist Warfare and the Rise of the British Economy
- 2 Fiscal and Financial Costs of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
- 3 Labour 1793-1815
- 4 Capital Formation 1793-1815
- 5 Agricultural Expansion before, during and after the Wars: 1793-1846
- 6 Industrial Production and Technological Innovation before, during and after the Wars: 1763-1846
- 7 Geopolitical and Economic Outcomes from the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
- References
- Chapter 3 In the Epicentre of the Storm?: The Effects of the Revolution and Warfare on the French Economy, 1789-1815
- 1 Institutions
- 1.1 Disappointing Reforms?
- 1.2 The Central State
- 1.3 The Rise of Rural France
- 2 Structural Change
- 2.1 Agriculture
- 2.2 International Trade
- 2.3 Industry
- 3 Macroeconomic Trends
- 4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4 War, State Growth, and Germany's Transition to Post-Malthusian Growth
- 1 Introduction
- 2 War and Political Change in the German Lands, 1792-1815
- 3 The Economic Dimension of the War Effort
- 4 Economic Consequences of War in the Short Run
- 5 Long-Term Consequences
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 Post-War Reconstruction and Climate
- 5.3 The Continental Blockade (1806-1813) and the Infant Industry Argument
- 5.4 The Olsonian View in the Narrow Sense: Welfare Effects of French Rule
- 5.5 The Olsonian View as Defensive Modernization
- 5.6 Effects of State Size, Increased State Autonomy and Growth in State Capacity
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5 Revolutionary Wars and Economic Change in the New State of the Netherlands, 1795-1815
- 1 From Federal Republic to Unified State
- 2 Land and Population: Losses, Gains and De-Urbanisation
- 3 Trouble in Trade and Finances
- 4 Challenges in Other Sectors
- 5 Financial Burdens and Centralisation
- 6 The Failed Restoration of State Finances and Unsuccessful Unification
- 7 Failed Mercantilism
- 8 Conclusion