Karaman, K. Kivanc and Pamuk, Sevket (2010) Ottoman state finances in European perspective, 1500–1914. Journal of Economic History, 70 (3). pp. 593-629. ISSN 0022-0507
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The early modern era witnessed the formation across Europe of centralized states that captured increasing shares of resources as taxes. These states not only enjoyed greater capacity to deal with domestic and external challenges, they were also able to shield their economies better against wars. This article examines the Ottoman experience with fiscal centralization using recently compiled evidence from budgets. It shows that due to high shares of intermediaries, Ottoman revenues lagged behind those of other states in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Ottomans responded to military defeats, however, and achieved significant increases in central revenues during the nineteenth century.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 The Economic History Association |
| Divisions: | European Institute Middle East Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2010 11:52 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2024 06:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29558 |
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