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Political Transformations and Public Finances : Europe, 1650-1913.

Mark Dincecco examines the long-term evolution of political regimes and public finances in Europe.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dincecco, Mark, 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Colección:Political economy of institutions and decisions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Weak and Strong States in Historical Perspective; 1.1. Fiscal Fundamentals; 1.2. The Approach; 1.3. Overview of Contents; 2 Gaining Force; 2.1. The Fragmented Old Regime; 2.2. Quantitative Analysis; 2.2.1. Research Design; 2.2.2. Results; 2.3. Centralization after 1789; 2.4. Coding Centralization; 3 Restricting Power; 3.1. Predatory Kings; 3.2. The Fiscal Supremacy of Parliament; 3.3. Coding Limited Government; 4 Political Regimes and Credit Risk; 4.1. Regimes and Risk: Theory; 4.2. The Data.
  • 4.3. Regimes and Risk: Case-Study Evidence4.3.1. France; 4.3.2. The Netherlands; 4.3.3. Spain; 5 Two Mechanisms; 5.1. Regimes, Revenues, and Prudence: Theory; 5.2. The Data; 5.3. Regimes, Revenues, and Prudence: Case-Study Evidence; 5.3.1. France; 5.3.2 The Netherlands; 5.3.3. Spain; 5.3.4 Austria; 5.4. Prussia as an Anomaly; 6 Letting the Data Speak for Themselves; 6.1. Structural Breaks Basics; 6.2. Sovereign Credit Risk: Results; 6.3. Two Mechanisms: Results; 7 Estimating the Fiscal Effects of Political Regimes; 7.1. Econometric Basics; 7.1.1. Panel Specification.
  • 7.1.2. Accounting for Conflict, Growth, and Other Factors7.1.3. Reverse Causation?; 7.2. Sovereign Credit Risk: Results; 7.3. Two Mechanisms: Results; 7.3.1. Government Revenues; 7.3.2. Deficit Ratios; 8 The Institutional Balance of Modern Fiscal States; 8.1. Assessment of Findings; 8.2. The Changing Role of Government; 8.3. Historical Lessons for Development; 8.4. The Future of Entitlements; Appendices; Works Cited; Index; Other Books in the Series.