Predation, Seigneurial Tenure and Development in French Colonial America

This paper argues that significant transfers from peasants to landlords through private taxes and duties under seigneurial law in the French colonies in North America in the eighteenth century have been underestimated. They represented a burden equal to 5.19% to 6.89% of income. This high taxation burden – which was not converted into public goods – created a supply-side impediment to economic growth

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Year of publication:	2018
Authors:	Geloso, Vincent
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Kolonialismus \| Colonialism \| Frankreich \| France \| Entwicklung \| Economic development

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (27 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 10, 2018 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.3121783 [DOI]
Classification:	K0 - Law and Economics. General ; N21 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913 ; O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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