State Capacity, Fiscal Legibility and State-Society Relations: Evidence from the French Napoleonic Cadaster

• In Event: Institutions and State Capacity (Co-sponsored with Section 74: Subfield: Political Institutions)

Brief Overview

When do increases in state capacity lead to greater acceptance of the state's authority by citizens? The French Napoleonic cadaster had the official goal of making taxation fairer. I analyze whether the reform improved state-society relations.

Author

• Anne Degrave, New York University