Public debt and the birth of the democratic state : France and Great Britain, 1688-1789 /

This book develops new theory about the link between debt and democracy and applies it to a classic historical comparison: Great Britain in the eighteenth century which had strong representative institutions and sound public finance vs. ancient regime France, which had neither. The book argues that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stasavage, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Colección:Political economy of institutions and decisions.
Temas:
1648-1789
Debts, Public > Europe > History.
Dettes publiques > Europe > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Public Finance.
Debts, Public.
Politics and government
Demokratie
Parlamentarismus
Öffentliche Schulden
Glorious Revolution
Französische Revolution
Europe > Politics and government > 1648-1789.
Europe > Politique et gouvernement > 1648-1789.
Europe.
Frankreich
England
Großbritannien
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Model of Credible Commitment under Representative Government
  • 3. Historical Background: Sovereign Borrowing in Europe before 1688
  • 4. Trends in French and British Sovereign Borrowing, 1689-1789
  • 5. Partisan Politics and Public Debt in Great Britain, 1689-1742
  • 6. Partisan Politics and Public Debt in France, 1689-1789
  • 7. Stability of Representative Institutions in France and Great Britain
  • 8. Conclusion.

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