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mercantilism

[mur-kuhn-ti-liz-uhm, -tee-, -tahy-] / ˈmɜr kən tɪˌlɪz əm, -ti-, -taɪ- /


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As the U.S. economy shifted from colonial mercantilism to building its own markets, the want ads were dominated by land, shipping and artisan trades.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

His was a prospect of a breezy, pragmatic mercantilism where nations did business deals to their mutual benefit, a world where profit can bring peace.

From BBC May 16, 2025

“The advent of sailing ships led to mercantilism, and shaped capitalism.”

From Washington Times Oct. 6, 2023

Consider the ways in which mercantilism benefited and harmed people in the nations that adopted it.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Hence, Russian mercantilism was predominantly a state mercantilism.

From A History of Trade Unionism in the United States by Perlman, Selig




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