This chapter surveys research on political economy in economic history. It discusses the integration of the public choice/political economy approaches with economic history. It provides a thematic survey of topics such as the origins of the state, different regime types, labor coercion, warfare, religion, and state capacity. The chapter also provides detailed illustrations of how economic historians have investigated specific historical episodes such as the Glorious Revolution, French Revolution, the consequences of European empires, and the rise of democracy.
CITATION STYLE
Koyama, M. (2019). Political Economy. In Handbook of Cliometrics, Second Edition (pp. 727–759). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00181-0_54
Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.