Rise of Political Economy in the Scottish Enlightenment (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics, 56)

✍ Scribed by T. Sakamoto

• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 230
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This collection of essays provides a comprehensive view of the economic thought of the Scottish Enlightenment. Organized as a chronological account of the rise and progress of political economy in eighteenth century Scotland, each chapter discusses the way in which the moral and economic improvement of the Scottish nation became a common concern. Contributors not only explore the economic discourses of David Hume, James Steuart and Adam Smith but also consider the neglected economic writings of Andrew Fletcher, Robert Wallace, Francis Hutcheson, William Robertson, John Millar and Dugald Stewart. This book addresses the question of how these economic writings interacted with the moral, political and historical arguments of the time and shows how contemporary issues related to the union with England, natural jurisprudence, classical republicanism and manners and civilization all contained an economic dimension. Key chapters include: The ancient modern controversy in the Scottish Enlightenment The 'Scottish Triangle' in the shaping of political economy: David Hume, Sir James Steuart and Adam Smith Civilization and history in Lord Kames and William Robertson  Adam Smith in Japan This view of the origin of economic science in Britain is markedly different from traditional accounts and will be of interest to economic, political and social historians.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 8
Copyright......Page 9
Contents......Page 10
Andrew Fletcher’s criticism of commercial civilization......Page 23
2 Policy debate on economic development in Scotland:......Page 37
3 Morality, polity and economy in Francis Hutcheson......Page 54
4 Robert Wallace and the Irish and Scottish Enlightenment......Page 70
5 The ancient–modern controversy in the Scottish Enlightenment......Page 84
6 Hume’s political economy as a system of manners......Page 101
7 The ‘Scottish Triangle’ in the shaping of political economy......Page 118
8 Adam Smith’s politics of taxation......Page 134
9 The main themes and structure of Moral Philosophy and the formation of Political Economy in Adam Smith......Page 149
10 Civilization and history in Lord Kames......Page 165
11 Liberty and Equality......Page 178
12 Dugald Stewart at the final stage of the Scottish Enlightenment: natural jurisprudence, political economy and the science of politics......Page 194
13 Adam Smith in Japan......Page 209
Index......Page 224