ABSTRACT

This article proposes an explanation of Italy’s economic and social divide by taking account of the institutional legacy left by French political control during the period 1796–1814. Using a new data set regarding the duration of French domination and ‘bridging’ social capital in Italy in the nineteenth century, we find that a prolonged French presence is associated with a higher level of social capital as from 1814. We suggest that the transmission channel lay in the improvements, both institutional and cultural, achieved in the areas where the French presence was more prolonged.

中文翻译：

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制度冲击和社会资本：来自法国在意大利统治的证据

摘要

本文通过考虑 1796 年至 1814 年期间法国政治控制留下的制度遗产来解释意大利的经济和社会鸿沟。使用关于 19 世纪法国在意大利统治和“桥接”社会资本的持续时间的新数据集，我们发现从 1814 年起，法国长期存在与更高水平的社会资本有关。我们建议传播渠道在于法国存在时间更长的地区所取得的制度和文化改善。