The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution
Title | The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Acemoglu, Daron, Davide Cantoni, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson |
Journal | The American Economic Review |
Volume | 101 |
Issue | 7 |
Pagination | 3286-3307 |
Date Published | 12/2011 |
Abstract | The French Revolution of 1789 had a momentous impact on neighboring countries, particularly in Germany. The French Revolutionary armies during the 1790s and later under Napoleon invaded and controlled large parts of Europe. Together with invasion came various radical institutional changes. French invasion removed the legal and economic barriers that had protected the nobility, clergy, guilds, and urban oligarchies and established the principle of equality before the law. The evidence suggests that areas that were occupied by the French and that underwent radical institutional reform experienced more rapid urbanization and economic growth, especially after 1850. |
URL | www.jstor.org/stable/41408738 |
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