Comments on: The economic benefits of the French Revolution came about while increasing inequality and consolidating wealth https://www.isegoria.net/2017/08/the-economic-benefits-of-the-french-revolution-came-about-while-increasing-inequality-and-consolidating-wealth/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Talnik https://www.isegoria.net/2017/08/the-economic-benefits-of-the-french-revolution-came-about-while-increasing-inequality-and-consolidating-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-2571460 Talnik Mon, 14 Aug 2017 01:01:12 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42221#comment-2571460 Perhaps redistribution of government lands could wipe out the debt. Might as well try it before it has to be given up to the debtholders.

]]> By: Graham https://www.isegoria.net/2017/08/the-economic-benefits-of-the-french-revolution-came-about-while-increasing-inequality-and-consolidating-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-2571422 Graham Sun, 13 Aug 2017 17:27:43 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=42221#comment-2571422 Interesting. The consolidation of land leading to investment and improvement is certainly reminiscent of the enclosure movement in England that had by then been going on nearly 200 years [longer if one counts the dissolution of monasteries] and had largely been completed a couple of generations earlier.

As revolutionary resource reallocations go, a more positive long term outcome than the more recent Russian experience.

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