De Franse Revolutie als voorbeeld?
De gevolgen van de Franse Revolutie waren breder dan we ons vaak realiseren. Maar voor de bevolking werd de nasleep niettemin sterk gevoeld.
One of the most remarkable achievements of the French Revolution for ordinary people was the reorganisation of local government. Cédric Chambru, Emeric Henry and Benjamin Marx tell Tim Phillips how local state capitals emerged as a result, and what this tells us about how state capacity develops.
Read the VoxColumn about this research: Chambru, C, Henry, E and Marx, B. (2022), Building a state one step at a time: Evidence from France, VoxEU.org, 03 February.
Download the free DP: Chambru, C, Henry, E and Marx, B. 2021. ‘The Dynamic Consequences of State-Building: Evidence from the French Revolution‘. CEPR
Publicatie 11 februari