List of figures; Chronology; Acknowledgements; 1. The fiscal crisis; 2. The French economy at the end of the 'Ancien Régime'; 3. 1789; 4. The 'assignats'; 5. The finances of the Constituent Assembly; 6. The rising cost of living, anarchy and war; 7. The seizure of power by the Mountain; 8. Economic dictatorship; 9. 'Dirigisme' in retreat; 10. The French Revolution: economic considerations; Appendices; Notes; Index.
This book is designed as a thought-provoking, accessible guide to the economic background to the French Revolution.
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