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One of the most prominent, visible throughout a wide variety of
contemporary sources, and geographically widespread phenomena in
the eighteenth century was the rise of societies aimed at improving
the economic basis of European nations. The Rise of Economic
Societies in the Eighteenth Century is the first book to explore
the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their
development into a European, American and global reform movement in
the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the
intellectual horizons and international networks of this widespread
and influential phenomenon, highlighting also the variety of local
political roles and practical activities among the most prominent
societies, ranging from Scotland to Switzerland and Russia to the
United States of America.
This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic
societies in the British Isles and their development into a
European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth
century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual
horizons and international networks of this widespread and
influential phenomenon.
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