Cameralists
Cameralists, or Cameralists (German: Kameralisten), were scholars and civil servants in German-speaking Europe who developed and applied Kameralistik, a theory and method of public administration and state finance that flourished mainly in the 17th and 18th centuries within the Holy Roman Empire, Prussia, Austria, and other central European territories. They viewed the state as a rational organism whose strength depended on well-ordered finances, administration, and economy.
Core ideas centered on strengthening the absolutist state through systematic accounting, budgeting, and policy planning. Cameralists
Methods and influence included the collection of data, inventories, and statistical exams to inform policy. They
Notable figures include Johann Heinrich Gottlob Justi, a leading cameralist whose writings helped systematize the discipline