Anatomy of a premodern state

IF 1.2 1区历史学 Q3 ECONOMICS

European Review of Economic History Pub Date : 2024-05-09 DOI:10.1093/ereh/heae003

Leonor Freire Costa, António Henriques, Nuno Palma

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Abstract

We provide a blueprint for constructing measures of state capacity in premodern states, offering several advantages over the current state of the art. We argue that assessing changing state capacity requires considering the composition of revenues, expenditure patterns, and local-level budgets. As an application, we examine the case of Portugal (1367–1844). Our findings demonstrate that throughout most of this extended period, Portugal maintained comparatively high fiscal and legal capacities. This challenges claims that Portugal’s economic decline from the second half of the eighteenth century was due to low state capacity.

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前现代国家剖析

我们为构建前现代国家的国家能力衡量标准提供了一个蓝图，与目前的技术水平相比具有若干优势。我们认为，评估不断变化的国家能力需要考虑收入构成、支出模式和地方预算。作为应用，我们研究了葡萄牙（1367-1844 年）的案例。我们的研究结果表明，在这一漫长时期的大部分时间里，葡萄牙保持了相对较高的财政和法律能力。这对葡萄牙自 18 世纪下半叶开始的经济衰退是由于国家能力低下的说法提出了质疑。

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European Review of Economic History Multiple-

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2.60

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7.10%

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期刊介绍： European Review of Economic History has established itself as a major outlet for high-quality research in economic history, which is accessible to readers from a variety of different backgrounds. The Review publishes articles on a wide range of topics in European, comparative and world economic history. Contributions shed new light on existing debates, raise new or previously neglected topics and provide fresh perspectives from comparative research. The Review includes full-length articles, shorter articles, notes and comments, debates, survey articles, and review articles. It also publishes notes and announcements from the European Historical Economics Society.