Workers of the world, unite! franchise extensions and the threat of revolution in Europe, 1820-1938

European Economic Review

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-75

  Aidt, Toke S ^a   Jensen, Peter S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Economics of democratization; Suffrage; Threat of revolution

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ECONOMIC HISTORY; ECONOMIC REFORM; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; EMPLOYMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84908323383     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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