The French Economy in the Nineteenth Century: An Essay in Econometric Analysis

by Maurice Lévy-Leboyer and François Bourguignon

The modernisation of the French economy in the nineteenth century raises a difficult question for the historian. The country experienced definite advances but also a long period of stagnation that for a while threatened its competitiveness and capacity to expand. The alternation of advances and setbacks is sometimes attributed to the effects of long-run cycles or to political events. Although these factors play a significant role in this study, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052110341X
• ISBN13: 9780521103411
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"