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Economic Development in Early Modern France - The Privilege of Liberty, 1650-1820 (Paperback)
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Economic Development in Early Modern France - The Privilege of Liberty, 1650-1820 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series
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Privilege has long been understood as the constitutional basis of
Ancien Regime France, legalizing the provision of a variety of
rights, powers and exemptions to some, whilst denying them to
others. In this fascinating new study however, Jeff Horn reveals
that Bourbon officials utilized privilege as an instrument of
economic development, freeing some sectors of the economy from
pre-existing privileges and regulations, while protecting others.
He explores both government policies and the innovations of
entrepreneurs, workers, inventors and customers to uncover the
lived experience of economic development from the Fronde to the
Restoration. He shows how, influenced by Enlightenment thought, the
regime increasingly resorted to concepts of liberty to defend
privilege as a policy tool. The book offers important new insights
into debates about the impact of privilege on early
industrialization, comparative economic development and the
outbreak of the French Revolution.
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