Shifting Capital: Mercantilism and the Economics of the Act of Union of 1707 Ramos AidaPevná vazba
Shifting Capital: Mercantilism and the Economics of the Act of Union of 1707 Ramos AidaPevná vazba When the Act of Union was passed in 1707, Scottish parliament was dissolved and the nation's capital…
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Shifting Capital: Mercantilism and the Economics of the Act of Union of 1707 Ramos AidaPevná vazba
When the Act of Union was passed in 1707, Scottish parliament was dissolved and the nation's capital became London. This book offers an explanation of how that outcome came about. While the general public balked at the perceived unfairness of the treaty, the majority of Scottish ministers seemed satisfied with its terms.
By examining the influence of a particular strain of mercantilist thought, Ramos demonstrates how the negotiations preceding the passage of the Act of Union were shaped by ideas of value, wealth, trade and power, and, accordingly, how the model of positive balance was used to justify the necessity of the Act.Utilizing contemporary evidence from the English and Scottish ministers involved, this book explores alternative arguments regarding the Union, from before 1707 and in early Scottish political economy, thus highlighting the differing economic and
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