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Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 6 / 2006 (501)

History Economic Lessons. Rising and Collapse of Nicolas Fouquet

Dan Popescu
Universitatea „Lucian Blaga” Bucuresti

Abstract. Nicolas Fouquet, superintendent for the Financing system in France, was judged in December 1664, for the embezzlement of public funds. His process was not meant to be a glory for Louis XIVth: irregularities, tricks of evidences, pressures on witnesses have allowed the Court to partially give a king who was really fighting against robberies, satisfaction, but he was also envious…

Keywords: economic history; public finances; public revenues; corruption; bankruptcy.

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