Empire and Economic Growth: the Case of 18th Century France
Among the colonial powers of the early modern period, France was the last to emerge. Although, the French had not abstained from the exploration of fhe New World in the 16th century: G. de Verrazano discovered the site of New York (1524), during a voyage sponsored by King Francis I; Jacques Cartier...
| Published in: | Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1998
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0212610900007096 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0212610900007096 |