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

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  • Chris Minns
  • Clare H Crowston
  • Raoul De Kerf
  • Bert De Munck
  • Marcel J Hoogenboom
  • Christopher M Kissane
  • Maarten Prak
  • Patrick H Wallis

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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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  • Chris Minns & Clare H Crowston & Raoul De Kerf & Bert De Munck & Marcel J Hoogenboom & Christopher M Kissane & Maarten Prak & Patrick H Wallis, 2020. "The extent of citizenship in pre-industrial England, Germany, and the Low Countries," European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society, vol. 24(3), pages 601-625.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ereveh:v:24:y:2020:i:3:p:601-625.
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    1. Victoria Gierok, 2023. "The Thirty Years’ War and the Decline of Urban Germany," Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers _210, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.

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