Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe
by
Guido Alfani, Matteo Di Tullio
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019
This is the most in-depth analysis of inequality and social polarization ever attempted for a preindustrial society. Using data from the archives of the Venetian Terraferma, and compared with information available for elsewhere in Europe, Guido Alfani and Matteo Di Tullio demonstrate that the rise...