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France after 1789: Essay on Elster’s France before 1789

Published:2024-09-01 Issue:3 Volume:62 Page:1230-1255
ISSN:0022-0515
Container-title:Journal of Economic Literature
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Economic Literature

Author:

Parent Antoine¹

Affiliation:

1. Université Paris 8, LED; OFCE–Sciences Po; CAC-IXXI, (Cliometrics and Complexity–Institut Rhône-Alpin des systèmes complexes).

Abstract

In this essay on Elster’s (2020) book, I expose my concerns about the ability of behavioral tools to correctly address the transition phase between the absolutist regime and the democratic institutions inherited from the French Revolution. Rehabilitating the forgotten analyses of contemporary political philosophers Quinet, de Sade, and Leroux, I defend the view that a correct understanding of the French Revolution’s essence lies in its political philosophical dimension, not in the supposed psychological traits of its actors. I suggest a renewed way to apprehend and model revolutions, combining three levels of analysis: political philosophy, macroeconomic dynamics, and complexity economics. (JEL D72, D74, N13, N43, Z13)

Publisher

American Economic Association

Link

https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jel.20221651

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