Abstract
Apresentam-se neste artigo os resultados da
investigação sobre o lançamento dos dois primeiros empréstimos da administração régia (“públicos”) que apresentaram
em Portugal as novas características da dívida inspiradas nas
políticas financeiras inovadoras na Europa dos anos finais
do século xviii. Nesses anos, e nos primeiros anos do século
seguinte, o recurso ao crédito pela administração régia portuguesa mudou de forma, através da introdução do sistema de
dívida titulada. Esta “nova dívida” fundou-se em inovações
tributárias, socialmente orientadas para as rendas e os consumos das classes superiores. Ao mesmo tempo, procurou-se a
instalação de uma administração independente da dívida, vista
como uma garantia suplementar dadas aos emprestadores.
O objetivo era a construção política da credibilidade financeira
do Estado, modelo que os governantes “ilustrados” perseguiam.
This article presents the results of research on the primary sources regarding the arrangement of the first two loans by the royal administration in Portugal, which incorporated new features inspired by the European financial policies of the late 18th century. At that time and in the early 19th century the Portuguese "public" debt took on a new character, now resorting to bond issues. This "new debt" reflected the fiscal innovation of taxing the revenues and consumption expenditures of the upper classes. As the creation of a new bank was unsuccessful, an independent administration was put into place instead, tasked with establishing the financial credibility of the State. The undertaking met with favor among enlightened politicians.
This article presents the results of research on the primary sources regarding the arrangement of the first two loans by the royal administration in Portugal, which incorporated new features inspired by the European financial policies of the late 18th century. At that time and in the early 19th century the Portuguese "public" debt took on a new character, now resorting to bond issues. This "new debt" reflected the fiscal innovation of taxing the revenues and consumption expenditures of the upper classes. As the creation of a new bank was unsuccessful, an independent administration was put into place instead, tasked with establishing the financial credibility of the State. The undertaking met with favor among enlightened politicians.
Translated title of the contribution | The "new debt" - 1796-1803: The diffusion of a new financial policy |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 598-627 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Journal | Análise Social |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 220 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Bonds
- Fiscal innovation
- Public debt
- State credibility
- dívida pública
- títulos
- credibilidade do Estado
- inovação fiscal