Author: Anne Degrave

By Anne Degrave (Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Université Toulouse) Over the course of state-building, rulers face a well-known choice between centralizing governance or delegating power to local elites. A large literature explores factors influencing this choice and long-run implications on political and economic development. However, whether the general population fares better under these … Continue reading When does local representation matter? The case of Ancien Regime France