The Fountain of Privilege: Political Foundations of Markets in Old Regime France and England (California Series on Social Choice and Politiceconomy)

Author: Hilton L. Root
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ISBN: 0520084152
Publisher: University of California Press (October, 1994)
Sales Rank: 994,203
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Social history meets public choice
In a comparative study about government policies and the possibilities of 'rent-seeking' in France and England, Hilton Root makes a compelling case of how different political institutions in these two countries determined the workings of markets. While using the insights from economic and political theory, and applying these to the field of social history, Root has written a well articulated and enlightening book about how political institutions constrain the evolution of markets. This book should be of interest not only to students of early modern Europe, but also to political scientists and economists, who might find it interseting to see how social science theory can be applied to historical data.

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