The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution

The French Revolution had a momentous impact on neighboring countries. It removed the legal and economic barriers protecting oligarchies, established the principle of equality before the law, and prepared economies for the new industrial opportunities of the second half of the 19th century. We p...

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Main Authors: Acemoglu, Daron, Cantoni, Davide, Johnson, Simon, Robinson, James A.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Economic Association 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61783
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