Paternalism and Agricultural Reform
The Economic Society of Bern in the Eighteenth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23244707 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Regula Wyss, Martin Stuber (0000-0001-9853-9570) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pages | 157-181 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Rise of Economic Societies in the Eighteenth Century (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9781137265258_7 |
| OpenAlex | W2480421305 |
| ISBN | 9781137265258 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Economic Society of Bern (Die Oekonomische Gesellschaft Bern) was established in 1759 as one of the first societies in continental Europe to focus on economic topics. The founders, a group of Bernese patricians, referred to seôeral famous academies and societies as their models, such as the ones in Stockholm (founded 1739), Copenhagen (1742) and Göttingen (1751) as well as the first economic societies in Edinburgh (1723), Dublin (1731), London (1754) and Rennes (1757).1 Within years the Bernese society gained a European reputation and itself serôed as a model for other societies. In 1764, the well-known traôeller count Karl ôon Zinzendorf wrote about the Economic Society of Bern: '[It] is a mother to all similar organizations established afterwards in France, England, Germany and eôen in Switzerland.'2 While this may not quite be historically correct, Zinzendorf's remark all the more illustrates the international esteem this particular society enjoyed among contemporaries.3
Economic history · Paternalism · Political science · Reputation · European Political History Analysis · Historical Economic and Legal Thought · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |