Screen LibraryCameralism in practice : state administration and economy in early modern Europe /
This book discusses the impact of cameralism on the practices of governance, early modern state-building and economy in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. It argues that the cameralist conception of state and economy - a form of 'science' of government dedicated to reforming socie...
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| Published: |
Boydell Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
People, markets, goods : economies and societies in history,
volume 10 |
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| Summary: |
This book discusses the impact of cameralism on the practices of governance, early modern state-building and economy in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. It argues that the cameralist conception of state and economy - a form of 'science' of government dedicated to reforming society while promoting economic development, and often associated mainly with Prussia - had significant impact far beyond Germany and Austria. In fact, its influence spread into Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Portugal, Northern Italy and other parts of Europe. In this volume, an international set of experts discusses |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 315 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-304) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781783272280 1783272287 |
| Index Number: | HB91 |
| CLC: | F150.9 |
| Call Number: | F150.9/C182 |