 Trick or Treaty: The Negotiation and Articles of Union in the Context of Mercantilist IdeasAida Ramos
Chapter 4 in Shifting Capital, 2018, pp 61-82 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract This chapter examines the economics of the Articles of Union, integrating the concepts of positive balance to assess what each side hoped to gain, and structural violence to analyze how England prevented Scotland from getting any advantage over itself. The articles on economic issues such as taxation, debt, and the Equivalent are explored both at the drafting stage and in the debates in the Scottish Parliament before their passage. The articles on the dissolution of the parliament, the Company of Scotland, and movement of the capital are also discussed for their long-term economic implications. In particular, the issue of reduced representation for Scotland is analyzed as a form of structural violence wherein Scotland was ensured of never attaining a majority over their English counterparts. Keywords: Act of Union; Parliament; Structural violence; Representation; Taxation; Articles of Union; Debt; Equivalent; John Somers; John Clerk; George Lockhart; Earl of Stair; Union treaty; Political capital (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:pshchp:978-3-319-96403-4_4 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96403-4_4 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought from Palgrave Macmillan |
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