Warfare, Taxation, and Political Change: Evidence from the Italian Risorgimento

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 887-914

  Dincecco, Mark ^a   Federico, Giovanni ^b   Vindigni, Andrea ^a  

^a IMT SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 84865411208     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002205071100218X     Document Type: Article

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