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Public Debt and the Birth of the Democratic State: France and Great Britain 1688–1789
David Stasavage
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Description for Public Debt and the Birth of the Democratic State: France and Great Britain 1688–1789
Hardback. Develops new theory about the link between debt and democracy. Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b/w illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
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 whether representative institutions improve commitment depends on the opportunities for government creditors to form new coalitions with other social groups, more likely to occur when a society is divided across multiple political cleavages. It then presents historical evidence to show that improved access to finance in Great Britain after 1688 had as much to ... Read more
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 whether representative institutions improve commitment depends on the opportunities for government creditors to form new coalitions with other social groups, more likely to occur when a society is divided across multiple political cleavages. It then presents historical evidence to show that improved access to finance in Great Britain after 1688 had as much to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521809672
SKU
V9780521809672
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Reviews for Public Debt and the Birth of the Democratic State: France and Great Britain 1688–1789
Review of the hardback: '… this stimulating study … raises some fundamental questions about our understanding of the eighteenth-century state … Stasavage has produced a work that will give historians of eighteenth-century politics and government finance much food for thought.' European History Quarterly Review of the hardback: '… remarkably rich book … intelligent and innovative … a very comprehensive book ... Read more