Book contents
- The Making of a Fiscal-Military State in Post-Revolutionary France
- New Studies in European History
- The Making of a Fiscal-Military State in Post-Revolutionary France
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 The Nineteenth-Century French State and Its Rivals
- Chapter 2 The Revolutionary Quest for Fiscal Stability, 1789–1799
- Chapter 3 Developing a Post-Revolutionary Fiscal Politics, 1799–1814
- Chapter 4 Recasting the Fiscal-Military System, 1814–1821
- Chapter 5 The Resurgence of French Power, 1821–1830
- Chapter 6 The 1830 Revolution and the Limits of Fiscal Reform
- Chapter 7 The Ascent of the Interventionist Orleanist State, 1830–1848
- Chapter 8 The Rise and Fall of Austerity, 1848–1856
- Chapter 9 Reaching the Limits of the Fiscal-Military System, 1856–1871
- Chapter 10 The Triumph of the Notables
- References
- Index
Chapter 10 - The Triumph of the Notables
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 August 2022
- The Making of a Fiscal-Military State in Post-Revolutionary France
- New Studies in European History
- The Making of a Fiscal-Military State in Post-Revolutionary France
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 The Nineteenth-Century French State and Its Rivals
- Chapter 2 The Revolutionary Quest for Fiscal Stability, 1789–1799
- Chapter 3 Developing a Post-Revolutionary Fiscal Politics, 1799–1814
- Chapter 4 Recasting the Fiscal-Military System, 1814–1821
- Chapter 5 The Resurgence of French Power, 1821–1830
- Chapter 6 The 1830 Revolution and the Limits of Fiscal Reform
- Chapter 7 The Ascent of the Interventionist Orleanist State, 1830–1848
- Chapter 8 The Rise and Fall of Austerity, 1848–1856
- Chapter 9 Reaching the Limits of the Fiscal-Military System, 1856–1871
- Chapter 10 The Triumph of the Notables
- References
- Index
Summary
Defeat in the Franco-Prussian War stimulated an overhaul of the fiscal-military system, but in a way that largely suited the notables. The government rebuffed considerable pressure for an income tax, instead largely opting to raise indirect taxes and a new tax on securities; the post-Revolutionary tax system survived, minimising the burden on the landed classes. The greatest changes were for the army, with the imposition of universal military service. Thus, this concluding chapter underscores the durability of the post-Revolutionary fiscal system that emerged in the early nineteenth century.
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