The Seven Years War and the old regime in France : the economic and financial toll

The Seven Years War and the old regime in France : the economic and financial toll /

Taking French participation in the Seven Years War as a case study, this book examines the effects of war on the economy and on government finance, finding that the economic toll has usually been exaggerated and the financial toll seriously underestimated. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton...

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Main Author: Riley, James C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1986.
Series:Princeton legacy library
Subjects:
1700-1799
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 > Economic aspects > France.
Anglo-French War, 1755-1763 > Economic aspects > France.
Finance, Public > France > History > 18th century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
Economic history
Economics
Finance, Public
France > Economic conditions.
France > Conditions économiques.
France
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • LIST OF CHARTS
  • PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1. ECONOMIC GROWTH AT RISK
  • 2. FRENCH FINANCES ON THE EVE OF WAR
  • 3. THE SEVEN YEARS WAR
  • 4. THE SEVEN YEARS WAR AND THE FRENCH ECONOMY
  • 5. FINANCING THE WAR
  • 6. THE DEBT
  • 7. A CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE
  • CONCLUSION
  • APPENDIX 1. ESTIMATING THE PRICE TREND IN FRENCH TRADE
  • APPENDIX 2. CALCULATING THE PRINCIPAL OF LIFE ANNUITY LOANS
  • MANUSCRIPT SOURCES CITED
  • INDEX
  • Backmatter.

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