French Mercantilism Arguably the most influential proponent of mercantilism, French Controller General of Finance Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) studied foreign-trade economic theories.

Mercantilism revealed a fairly uniform conception of general social phenomena in the field of economics, and this, too, reacted in many ways on the nature of economic policy [as a conception of ...

Mercantilism is an economic policy that favors exports to increase a country's wealth. Read about the effects of British mercantilism on its American colonies.

Economy, Americas Trump’s 2nd term sees mercantilism make a comeback Protectionist trade policies, tariffs, encouraging domestic production and discouraging imports, retaliatory policies ...

Samuel Gregg clearly lays out the illogic at the center of the mercantilist worldview, and then provides the cure to that illogic, as propounded by Adam Smith in Book IV of The Wealth of Nations.

Donald Trump's chaotic, indiscriminate trade policies do little to expand critical, strategic investments in the United States, and are riddled with cronyism. His brand of mercantilism embodies all ...

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Reviewed by Michael J Boyle What Is Mercantilism? Mercantilism is an economic policy designed to increase a nation's wealth through exports. It thrived in Great Britain between the 16th and 18th ...