Understanding French economic development in the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries has always proved a formidable challenge for
historians. This concise 1995 survey for students is designed to
make clear the areas of controversy among historians, and to guide
the reader through the complexities of the debate. The author
provides succinct surveys of findings on the pattern of
development, and on the underlying causes of that pattern. He
addresses questions such as: was France a latecomer or an early
starter in industrialisation? Did long periods of protectionism
help or hinder development? And was the peasantry an obstacle to
change in the economy? He argues that France was not the 'backward
economy' it was often thought to be; instead, it provides a quietly
successful case of economic development, avoiding the massive
social upheaval experienced elsewhere in Europe.
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