Mercantilism is the belief that colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country.
They believe in the use of colonies for the benefit of the mother country, otherwise they tip the trade so it benefits the mother country.
They believe in the use of colonies for the benefit of the mother country, otherwise they tip the trade so it benefits the mother country.
because. They farted
A large supply of bullion
A colony or territory should benefit the "mother" nation. Should be more imports than exports. Hard cash (gold, silver) is most valuable.
They believe in the use of colonies for the benefit of the mother country, otherwise they tip the trade so it benefits the mother country.
They believe in the use of colonies for the benefit of the mother country, otherwise they tip the trade so it benefits the mother country.
because. They farted
A large supply of bullion
A colony or territory should benefit the "mother" nation. Should be more imports than exports. Hard cash (gold, silver) is most valuable.
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a large supply of bullion, or gold and silver.
a policy based on on the idea that a country should sell more goods than it buys
physiocrats focused on econimic reforms where as mecantilists focused on expoting more than importing
A country's wealth and strength depended on the ability to balance its trade. According to the mercantilists, trade shoud be controlled by the government , a balance should be maintained so that a country would export more goods than import from other countries. A country should exploit national resources - from home or colonial territories. They considered gold -or bullion was considered as all-important in a balanced economy.
The people who believed that the world's wealth was finite were known as mercantilists. They believed that a country's wealth was determined by the amount of gold and silver it possessed, and that trade surpluses were essential for increasing a nation's wealth.