242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since the days of Adam Smith, Mercantilism has been a hotly debated issue. Condemned at the end of the 18th century as a "false" system of economic thinking and political practice, it has returned paradoxically to the forefront in regard to issues such as the creation of economic growth in developing countries. This concept is often used in order to depict economic thinking and economic policy in... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Debates on Mercantilism 3. Plenty and Power 4. The Favourable Balance of Trade 5. The 1620´s debates 6. A New Science of Trade 7. Then what was Mercantilism?
Biography
Lars Magnusson is Professor of Economic History and Dean of Social Sciences at Uppsala University, Sweden
