History Economic Lessons. Rising and Collapse of Nicolas Fouquet

Dan Popescu
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Dan Popescu: Universitatea „Lucian Blaga” Bucuresti

Theoretical and Applied Economics, 2006, vol. 6(501), issue 6(501), 77-80

Abstract: Nicolas Fouquet, superintendent for the Financing system in France, was judged in December 1664, for the embezzlement of public funds. His process was not meant to be a glory for Louis XIVth : irregularities, tricks of evidences, pressures on witnesses have allowed the Court to partially give a king who was really fighting against robberies, satisfaction, but he was also envious…

Keywords: economic history; public finances; public revenues; corruption; bankruptcy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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