Overview
- Explores mercantilism as a proto-Big Push theory
- Analyses the alliance between state and commercial finance
- Presents England's history of interaction with Scotland to the point of unification
- Reviews the economic troubles of Scotland
- Examines the economic consequences of the Union
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought (PHET)
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When the Act of Union was passed in 1707, Scottish parliament was dissolved and the nation’s capital became London. While the general public balked at the perceived unfairness of the treaty, the majority of Scottish ministers seemed satisfied with its terms. This book offers an explanation of how that outcome came about. 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 political views that have persisted between England and Scotland for centuries. With twenty-first century discontent leading to the Scottish independence referendum and arguments that persist in the wake of the Brexit decision, Ramos produces timely research that investigates ideas of protectionism that feed into mercantilist economic thought.
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Keywords
- History of capitalism
- Act of Union of 1707
- Mercantilism
- Economic History
- History of economic thought
- Theory of power
- Economic governance
- Free trade
- Trade protectionism
- Mercantilist Policies
- Scottish economic history
- British economic history
- Philosophy of science
- Mercantilist economic thought
- Big Push Theory
- Scottish Political Economy
Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Aida Ramos is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Dallas, Texas, USA. She earned her PhD in economics at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Her research interests are in the history of Scottish and Irish economic thought.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shifting Capital
Book Subtitle: Mercantilism and the Economics of the Act of Union of 1707
Authors: Aida Ramos
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96403-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96402-7Published: 15 December 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40364-5Published: 22 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96403-4Published: 05 December 2018
Series ISSN: 2662-6578
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6586
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 143
Topics: History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Economic History, Institutional/Evolutionary Economics, Public Economics, Cultural Economics