chapter 22 economic Flashcards
what were the impacts of the new and improved tax collection system
tax from italy increased by 50%, new single land tax in holland, less commercial tax on profits
what were dotations?
money and land squeezed out of empire states and given to france/those in charge of the pays conquis state
what did the men who collected dotations have to do?
swear an oath of loyalty to france
what was one impact of the dotation policy?
duchy of warsaw lost 20% of potential revenue
what did economic policies coincide with?
bad harvest and price slump - made financial management of satellite states harder
what was not really affected by economic policies?
agriculture
what were the impacts of not being able to trade with Britain?
created internal markets and limited demand, non manufacturing industries suffered, empire lost out on technology being developed in britain
what made the impact of economic policies uneven?
different states at different stages of development - some more rural economies did not suffer at all
where were economic policies effective?
belgium - textile industry boomed, italy - single market created, germany - more economically united, rhineland - mining improved
where were economic policies not effective?
genoa - lost trade to nice, berg - textile industry could not compete with rhineland, lombardy + piedmont silk industry declines, north and south italy - gap widened in terms of development and economic progress
