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Becker, Sascha O. and Hornung, Erik ORCID: 0000-0002-2313-7080 (2020). The Political Economy of the Prussian Three-Class Franchise. The Journal of Economic History, 80 (4). 1143 - 1189. NEW YORK: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1471-6372

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Abstract

How did the Prussian three-class franchise, which politically over-represented the economic elite, affect policies? Contrary to the predominant and simplistic view that the system allowed the landed elites to capture most political rents, we find that members of parliament from constituencies with a higher vote inequality support more liberal policies, gauging their political orientation from the universe of roll call votes cast in parliament during Prussia's rapid industrialization (1867-1903). Consistent with the characteristics of German liberalism that aligned with economic interests of business, the link between vote inequality and liberal voting is stronger in regions with large-scale industry.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Becker, Sascha O. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hornung, Erik UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2313-7080 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-309167
DOI:	10.1017/S0022050720000443
Journal or Publication Title:	The Journal of Economic History
Volume:	80
Number:	4
Page Range:	1143 - 1189
Date:	2020
Publisher:	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1471-6372
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Economics > Microeconomics, Institutions and markets > Professorship for Economic and Entrepreneurial History
Subjects:	Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GERMANY; EDUCATION; PARTIES; GROWTH; DEMOCRATIZATION; SECULARIZATION; INSTITUTIONS; INEQUALITY; LIBERALISM; DEMOCRACY Multiple languages Economics; History; History Of Social Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/30916