The Fruits of Revolution: Property Rights, Litigation and French Agriculture, 1700-1860 Book

	List of tables, figures, and maps
	Series editors' preface
	Preface
1	Introduction	1
Pt. I	History and Economics
2	The French Revolution and French economic history	9
3	Institutions and economic growth	21
Pt. II	Drainage and Irrigation
4	A survey of water control projects	39
5	Relative prices and the supply of water control	59
6	Drainage in the Pays d'Auge, 1700-1848: the weight of uncertain property rights	71
7	The development of irrigation in Provence, 1700-1860: the French Revolution and economic growth	100
Pt. III	Property Rights and Litigation Under Absolutism
8	The weaknesses of monopoly power	125
9	Settlement, litigation, and the drainage of marshes in England and France, 1600-1840	149
10	Conclusion	171
	Appendix 1 Wages, land prices, and interest rates	180
	Appendix 2 Estimating rates of return	189
	Appendix 3 Theoretical proofs	196
	Bibliography	202
	Index	213