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Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the prosperity of Irish Catholic Tenants ebbed and flowed with the prevailing economic, political and social climate. The objective of this work is to illustrate that process by reference to the Robinson Family of North Kildare. Specifically, the dissertation will • Review the surveys undertaken in 1769, 1803, 1819, 1834, 1853, 1864 and 1744 • Establish the status of the Robinson Family as demonstrated by these surveys and other social and economic information, much of it previously unpublished. • Record, where, relevant, the contribution of the family to the social, economic and political developments in Kildare, in the broader national context and in a small number of cases, in the international area. Following an introduction, the methodology adopted involves a chapter on each of the relevant surveys. Each of these chapters will comprise two parts: Part A describes the survey and the surveyor while Part B focuses on the Robinson Family property, which they tenanted. The concluding chapter summarises the earlier work and clearly shows that the Robinson Family generally prospered during the 95 years under review. However, it is also evident that some members of the family were less fortunate and lived in virtual poverty. It may be concluded, therefore, that the Robinson Family were not atypical of the Catholic tenantry of the time. Appendix E concerns a paper on Charles Frizell, the surveyor who executed the 1803 survey, which the writer is scheduled to read at a forthcoming meeting of the Old Dublin Society. Frizell was a leading surveyor of his day and this paper on his work, life and family gives an insight into a member of a profession who are largely discreet, anonymous and non-controversial. Finally, a significant outcome of this study is the Robinson Family Genealogy line, which has been prepared to correlate with each of the seven surveys.

I argue that whether or not a state is predatory hinges on the relationship between development and the distribution of political power in society. Development is typically inconsistent with the preservation of the political status quo and this gives those who initially hold political power an incentive to oppose it. I show that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, the likelihood of predatory behaviour may be positively related to the extent to which a regime is encompassing and values the future. The model also predicts that the lower is the level of income, and the more unequal is society, the more likely the state is to be predatory. Initial inequality, since it influences the likelihood of political transition, is a crucial determinant of policy choice. I also show how factor endowments influence policy: states in economies relatively endowed with natural resources, or where the elite's wealth is concentrated in land, are more likely to be predatory.

In march 1990, the President of the ROC, Lee Teng-hui, who is also chairman of the Kuomintang, decided to call a National Affairs Conference (NAC) to recommend constitutional and other reforms. The author looks at the origins of the NAC, the conference organization and its results. (DÜI-Sen)