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

by David Stasavage

Book Overview

Does establishing representative democracy increase commitment to repaying public debt? This book develops a new theory about the link between debt and democracy and applies it to a classic historical comparison: eighteenth century Great Britain (which had strong representative institutions and sound public finance) vs. ancien regime France (which had neither). The study asserts that whether representative institutions improve commitment depends...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521071275
• ISBN13: 9780521071277
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"