TY  - JOUR
IS  - 4
UR  - http://www.rairo-ita.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JEH
JF  - Journal of Economic History
N2  - We examine the relationships between warfare, taxation, and political change in the context of the political unification of the Italian peninsula. Using a comprehensive new database, we argue that external and internal threat environments had significant implications for the demand for military strength, which in turn had important ramifications for fiscal policy and the likelihood of constitutional reform and related improvements in the provision of non-military public services. Our analytic narrative complements recent theoretical and econometric works about state capacity. By emphasizing public finances, we also uncover novel insights about the forces underlying state formation in Italy.
AV  - public
TI  - Warfare, Taxation, and Political Change: Evidence from the Italian Risorgimento
ID  - eprints892
SP  - 887
Y1  - 2011/12/01/
A1  - Dincecco, Mark
A1  - Federico, Giovanni
A1  - Vindigni, Andrea
PB  - Cambridge University Press
EP  - 914
VL  - 71
SN  - 0022-0507
ER  -