He was so good at being a general, brilliant on the battle field. But I haven't really heard good things about the other aspects of ruling like economic policy or infrastructure.
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He was actually a great legal reformer, a supporter of public education, and engaged in extensive construction of roads and canals in France.
He created the civil code and spread it across all Europe.
Dunno what can be said about economy since he was at war most of the time anyway (defending from all European monarchies banding up against him).
Napoleon enforced freedom of religion and emancipated the Protestants and Jews of France and in countries under his sway. He set up formal representative bodies that they could elect to interface with the government and settle matters of religious law.
Before the reforms, preaching in a protestant church was a capital offense.
And people celebrate your imperialism to this day