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Jacques Necker summary

Britannica
Jacques Necker, (born Sept. 30, 1732, Geneva, Switz.—died April 9, 1804, Coppet), Swiss-born French financier and director-general of finance under Louis...
38 months ago

The Perennial Problem of Executive Power

Public Discourse
The republication of Jacques Necker's On Executive Power in Great States is an occasion to consider that eternal conundrum: how to empower...
50 months ago

Helena Rosenblatt: “The Banker Who Brought Down the Old Regime: The Political Economy of Jacques Necker (1732-1804)”

University of Colorado Boulder
Jacques Necker was finance minister to the King of France, Louis XVI. Necker raised the loans that caused the debt crisis, and which, in turn, launched the...
36 months ago

A French Mob Storms the Bastille, 225 Years Ago

History.com
On Bastille Day, look back at the jailbreak that kick‑started the French Revolution.
124 months ago

Rare book with handwritten notes by Adam Smith to go on display

The Scotsman
Volume is of particular interest as Scottish philosopher destroyed papers and unpublished works.
4 days ago

Turgot vs Necker : duel au sommet de l’Etat : épisode 2/4 du podcast Chroniques de l’interventionnisme

Radio France
L'un prône l'évolution de la monarchie de Louis XVI vers le libéralisme économique. L'autre défend l'intervention accrue de l'État.
54 months ago

Jacques Necker, ou l'ultime tentative pour éviter la Révolution

Les Echos
Il fut l'un des derniers ministres des Finances de Louis XVI. Banquier originaire de Genève, Jacques Necker tenta en vain de réformer la...
243 months ago

Podcast. C’est arrivé le 11 juillet 1789 : le renvoi de Necker, à l'origine de la prise de la Bastille

L'Alsace
Après de mauvaises récoltes, la famine se fait ressentir au sein de la population. La Révolution française est lancée le 5 mai 1789 après...
40 months ago

La Revolución Francesa: el fin del Antiguo Régimen

Historia National Geographic
El proceso revolucionario acabó con el Antiguo Régimen y consagró la libertad y la igualdad ante la ley, bases del actual Estado de derecho.
1 month ago

Jacques Necker (1732-1804). French statesman of Swiss birth and finance minister of Louis XVI. Engraving. Color.

Alamy
Download this stock image: Jacques Necker (1732-1804). French statesman of Swiss birth and finance minister of Louis XVI. Engraving. Color.
75 months ago