What is it about?
A concise overview of the ways in which fiscal problems paved the way to the French Revolution
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Why is it important?
It brings together a coherent and clear analysis of how fiscal problems relate to political stability.
Perspectives
I enjoyed writing this piece but it focused on the immediate years before the Revolution. I am completing a monograph on the Fiscal Origins of the French Revolution which surveys a longer periods of time, the years 1688-1788, which leaves more space to address the question of structures/agency.
Joel Felix
University of Reading
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This page is a summary of: The Financial Origins of the French Revolution, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-230-20491-1_2.
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