Long Swings in the Role of Government: An Analysis of Wars and Government Expenditures in Western Europe since the Eleventh Century

Ronald W. Crowley
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Ronald W. Crowley: Queen's University

No 26, Working Paper from Economics Department, Queen's University

Abstract: In 1914, Henri Pirenne argued that, beginning in the eleventh century, Western European capitalism can be characterized by alternating periods of laisser-faire and public control. This paper attempts to judge the validity of Pirenne's hypothesis.

Pages: 19 pages
Date: 1970-07
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