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: 'mercantilism' and 'physiocracy'. Whilst it may be possible to see 'mercantilists' and physiocrats belonging to different 'paradigms …
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characterised here as ‘new mercantilism’), metal producing and metal consuming countries are reshaping global supply. …
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words, rather than viewing Mercantilism as an “exercise in economic nationalism” we shall inquiry it under the perspective … of social policy. Although the most credited assessments of Mercantilism have depicted it as a doctrine which supported a … the idea of a social Mercantilism. …
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The catharsis produced by the early 1620’s trade crisis had a significant impact on the way economic themes were regarded by public opinion in England. As a result, those who analyze the ideas put forward in the documents written during that period – be they printed pamphlets or...
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Mercantilism was the dominant current of economic thinking and practice during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries till … the emergence of physiocracy. The scientific discoveries in Europe helped the development of mercantilism in many ways … development of mercantilism marked the shift of paradigm. It ignored ethical considerations and destroyed moral values that had …
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Nicolas Dutot (1684-1741) is an important figure for the history of economic thought, as a pioneer in monetary theory and price statistics, and for economic history as a chronicler of John Law's System. Yet until recently very little about him was known, some of it incorrect. I present extensive...
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China's rise drives a growing impact of China on economics. So far, this mainly works via the force of example, but there is also an emerging role of Chinese thinking in economics. This paper raises the question how far Chinese perspectives can affect certain foundational principles in...
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Early in the 18th century, before the birth of political economy as a discipline, two of the earliest novels in the English language were published: Robinson Crusoe (1719) by writer and economic entrepreneur Daniel Defoe, and Gulliver’s Travels (1726) by the cleric and political adviser...
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