[PDF] economy of france before the revolution

Before the revolution of 1789, royal France was a textbook example of mercantilism. Nothing was produced or sold, imported or exported, without government approval and regulation. While the French king's government regulated economic affairs, the royal court consumed the national wealth.
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  • Why was France in an economic crisis before the revolution?

    A number of ill-advised financial maneuvers in the late 1700s worsened the financial situation of the already cash-strapped French government.
    France's prolonged involvement in the Seven Years' War of 1756–1763 drained the treasury, as did the country's participation in the American Revolution of 1775–1783.

  • How did the French Revolution change the economy?

    With the French Revolution, a new commodity was introduced, the Assignat, which reached a hyperinflation and caused people to exchange with food, rather than money.
    When government attempts to regulate everything, all is lost.”

  • What type of economy did France have?

    France has a mixed economic system which includes a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation.
    France is a member of the European Union (EU).

  • What type of economy did France have?

    The economy of France is a highly developed social market economy with notable state participation in strategic sectors.
    It is the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP and the ninth-largest economy by PPP, constituting around 4% of world GDP.

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