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The Development of the French Economy, 1750–1914

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Colin Heywood

    1. University of Nottingham, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in Economic and Social History (SESH)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-8
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  2. Introduction: The Outlines of a Debate

    • Colin Heywood
    Pages 9-11

  3. The Performance of the French Economy

    • Colin Heywood
    Pages 12-22

  4. Natural Resources and the Labour Supply

    • Colin Heywood
    Pages 23-32

  5. Capital and Technical Progress

    • Colin Heywood
    Pages 33-43

  6. An Agricultural Revolution?

    • Colin Heywood
    Pages 44-50

  7. ‘The Call of the Markets’: The Pressure of Demand in the French Economy

    • Colin Heywood
    Pages 51-59

  8. Social and Institutional Influences on Development

    • Colin Heywood
    Pages 60-69

  9. Conclusion

    • Colin Heywood
    Pages 70-71

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 72-82
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Examines the way economic historians have approached two sets of problems. Should the French economy in 18th and 19th centuries be considered "retarded", or an early European development success, and, should economic performance be explained by material conditions, or in social terms.

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  • University of Nottingham, UK

    Colin Heywood

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