Books, Bureaus, and the Historiography of Cameralism

Author: Wakefield, Andre

Source: European Journal of Law and Economics, Volume 19, Number 3, May 2005 , pp. 311-320(10)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This paper traces a deep rift in the historiography of cameralism, demonstrating how historians have systematically separated cameralist writings from the context of the Holy Roman Empire’s fiscal chambers. Scholarship on the subject has been largely defined by an artificial separation between “cameralists of the book” and “cameralists of the bureau.” I argue that it is time to interrogate this distinction, which is itself a legacy of the nineteenth century.

Keywords: cameralism; historiography

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10657-005-6640-z

Affiliations: 1: Pitzer College, 1050 North Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA, 91711-6101, USA, Email: awakefield@pitzer.edu

Publication date: 2005-05-01