OOSTERLINCK, Kim; Ureche-Rangau, Loredana; Vaslin, … - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2013
Following Waterloo, managing French public finances represented a daunting task. Defeated France had lost a substantial … part of its population and territory. The country was partially occupied and France was to pay huge amounts as reparations … to the victors. Furthermore, France’s reputation had been tarnished by several defaults on its debt in the preceding …