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2019•European Review of Economic HistoryOpen access

The extent of citizenship in pre-industrial England, Germany, and the Low Countries

Chris Minns, Clare Haru Crowston, Raoul de Kerf, Bert De Munck, Marcel Hoogenboom, Christopher Kissane, Maarten Prak, Patrick Wallis

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Abstract Citizenship was the main vehicle through which urban authorities granted political and economic rights to their communities. This article estimates the size of the citizenry and citizenship rates for over 30 European towns and cities between 1550 and 1849. While the extent of citizenship varied between European regions and by city size, our estimates show that citizenship was more accessible than previously thought.

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Abstract Citizenship was the main vehicle through which urban authorities granted political and economic rights to their communities. This article estimates the size of the citizenry and citizenship rates for over 30 European towns and cities between 1550 and 1849. While the extent of citizenship varied between European regions and by city size, our estimates show that citizenship was more accessible than previously thought.

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Abstract Citizenship was the main vehicle through which urban authorities granted political and economic rights to their communities. This article estimates the size of the citizenry and citizenship rates for over 30 European towns and cities between 1550 and 1849. While the extent of citizenship varied between European regions and by city size, our estimates show that citizenship was more accessible than previously thought.

Key concepts: Citizenship, Politics, Political science, Political economy, Economics, Development economics, Law

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