mercantilism

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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

The survivors made possible the extraction of wealth from European colonies on which the system of mercantilism was based.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

An exposition of mercantilism would not be complete without a statement of the form it assumed in France under the guidance of Colbert,14 the great minister of Louis XIV, from 1661 to 1683.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart