3.2-The Broken Regime

<p><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px;">As power passed from Louis XV to Louis XVI, royal ministers attempted to implement reforms, but were thewarted at every turn. </span></p> 

Just as the financial situation was about to explode the monarchy was hit by a public relations nightmare. 

<p><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px;">King Louis called the Assembly of Notables in early 1787 to approve a major fincancial reform package. But intead of rubber stamping the initiatives, the Notables scrutinized every detail. </span></p> 

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Yazid came to power following the transformative reign of the pious Omar II. The new caliph faced some immediate resistance, and after dealing with it he went about undoing all his predecessors reforms, effectively returning the caliphate to what it had been before. While the cra ... Show More

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After attaining power, Augustus set about reforming the Empire. 

Une nouvelle réforme de l’assurance-chômage, à l’automne prochain.<br/><br/>Voilà le souhait du premier ministre, formulé le 27&nbsp;mars dernier sur le plateau de TF1. Gabriel Attal veut durcir les conditions d’indemnisation, arguant que plus l’on reste longtemps au chômage, plu ... Show More

La Révolution française (1789-1799) est un événement majeur de l'histoire mondiale qui marque la fin de l'Ancien Régime en France et le début de l'ère moderne. Elle se caractérise par une série de bouleversements politiques, sociaux et économiques.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-s ... Show More

Today we look at educational reform over time. My guest is Patricia Bromley, an associate professor in the graduate school of education at Stanford University. Together with Jared Furuta, Rie Kijima, Lisa Overbey, Minju Choi, and Heitor Santos, Patricia has recently published the ... Show More

Al Mansur’s long reign transformed the caliphate in countless ways, most of them for the better. It provided a kind of stability the umma desperately needed to absorb the tumult of the Abbasid revolution and adjust to the new status quo. What followed was a golden age of prosperi ... Show More