Public Debt and the Birth of the Democratic State: France and Great Britain 1688–1789

David Stasavage

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511510557

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

Acknowledgments
pp xi-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-25

2 - A Model of Credible Commitment under Representative Government
pp 26-50

3 - Historical Background: Sovereign Borrowing in Europe before 1688
pp 51-67

4 - Trends in French and British Sovereign Borrowing, 1689–1789
pp 68-98

5 - Partisan Politics and Public Debt in Great Britain, 1689–1742
pp 99-129

6 - Partisan Politics and Public Debt in France, 1689–1789
pp 130-154

7 - Stability of Representative Institutions in France and Great Britain
pp 155-172

8 - Conclusion
pp 173-182

Appendix
pp 183-188

Reference
pp 189-206

Index
pp 207-210

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