The Early Mercantilists

Author : Mark Blaug
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001743157

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The Early Mercantilists by Mark Blaug Pdf

The Mercantilist School never presented a common front but is associated with a common outlook: the idea of specie or bullion as the essence of wealth and the notion that a positive balance of trade is an index of national welfare. It is also associated with an emphasis on population growth and low wages, a concern with full employment and the far reaching denial of foreign trade as a source of net gain to the world as a whole; that is, international trade was regarded as a zero-sum gain and particular nations were thought to benefit from international trade only at the expense of others. The underlying idea that a permanent balance of trade surplus should be beneficial to a nation has been a source of discussion right down to the present day.

Author : Philip J. Stern,Carl Wennerlind
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199988532

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Mercantilism Reimagined by Philip J. Stern,Carl Wennerlind Pdf

This volume of collected essays takes a new approach to this problematic subject by rethinking its broad foundations. From a variety of perspectives, its authors situate mercantilism against the backdrop of wider transformations in seventeenth-century Britain, Europe, and the Atlantic, from the scientific revolution to the expansion of empire.--

Author : Lars Magnusson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317439806

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The Political Economy of Mercantilism by Lars Magnusson Pdf

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 early modern Europe; its meaning and content has been highly debated for over two hundred years. Following on from his 1994 volume Mercantilism – The Shaping of an Economic Language, this new book from Lars Magnusson presents a more synthetic interpretation of Mercantilism not only as a theoretical system, but also as a system of political economy. This book incorporates samples of material from the 1994 publication alongside new material, ordered in a new set of chapters and up-date discussions on mercantilism up to the present day. Tracing the development of a particular political economy of Mercantilism in a period of nascent state making in Western and Continental Europe from the 16th to the 18th century, the book describes how European rulers regarded foreign trade and industrialisation as a means to achieve power and influence amidst international competition over trades and markets. Returning to debates concerning whether Mercantilism was a system of power or of wealth, Magnusson argues that it is in fact was both, and that contemporaries almost without exception saw these goals as interconnected. He also emphasises that Mercantilism was an all-European issue in a time of trade wars and the struggle for international power and recognition. In examining these issues, this book offers an unrivalled modern synthesis of Mercantilist ideas and practices.

Author : Eli F. Heckscher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136157318

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Mercantilism by Eli F. Heckscher Pdf

Eli Heckscher's Mercantilism is a classic work in the history of economic thought, economic history and international economics. A pioneer in both economic history and trade theory, Heckscher brought a unique breadth to this study. Covering all of the major European countries, the book explores the content and significance of mercantilist ideas over nearly two centuries. Acknowledging the difficulties involved in defining mercantilism, Heckscher nonetheless succeeded in identifying a set of its key characteristics. Now available for the first time in many years, Mercantilism remains singularly relevant to a world preoccupied with maintaining its trading order. Hecksher's full text, notes and supporting material are supplemented by a new introduction by Lars Magnusson which discusses the origin, content and impact of the book.

Author : Philipp Robinson Rössner
Publisher : Palgrave Pivot
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3030533115

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Freedom and Capitalism in Early Modern Europe by Philipp Robinson Rössner Pdf

This book hinges upon ideas and discourses variously known under labels such as “Mercantilism” and “Cameralism”. Often viewed as antithesis of capitalism, inclusive institutions and good economy in the “West”, this book re-assembles them and builds them into a coherent origin story of modern capitalism. It explores the field of intellectual and conceptual history, especially the history of Renaissance and Mercantilism in a longer history of capitalism. Rather than hindrances, the author argues that Mercantilist and Cameralist political economies presented essential stepping stones of modern capitalism, in Britain and beyond. This book will be of interest to academics and students in general economic history, the history of capitalism, economic development and the history of economic thought.

Author : Roger Backhouse
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415226341

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Early Histories of Economic Thought, 1824-1914: Early histories of economic thought, 1824-1914 by Roger Backhouse Pdf

The books reprinted in this set greatly influenced the way the development of economics was perceived and how the history of economics was viewed. Many of the titles represent the first attempts to chart the history of economics both from European and American perspectives. Titles cover the USA, UK, Germany and France, and include: * History of Political Economy from Antiquity to our days [1880]-"Jerome Adolphe Blanqui" * View of the Progress of Political Economy in Europe [1847]--"Travers Twiss" * A Short History of Political Economy in England [1891]-"L.L. Price" * The History of Economics [1896/1911]-"Henry Dunning MacLeod" * History of Economic Thought [1911/1930]-"Lewis H. Haney" * History of Economic Doctrines [1915]-"Charles Gide"and "Charles Rist" * Types of Economic Theory [1930]-"Othmar Spann" * Philosophy and Political Economy in Some of their Historical Relations [1893]-"James Bonar" * The Development of English Thought: a Study in the Economic Interpretation of History [1899]-"Simon N. Patten" * A Guide to the Study of Political Economy [1876]-"Luigi Cossa"

Author : Serge Dauchy,Heikki Pihlajamäki,Albrecht Cordes,Dave de Ruysscher
Publisher : Legal History Library
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9004442936

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Colonial Adventures by Serge Dauchy,Heikki Pihlajamäki,Albrecht Cordes,Dave de Ruysscher Pdf

"Colonial Adventures: Commercial Law and Practice in the Making addresses the question how and to what extend the development of commercial law and practice, from Ancient Greece to the colonial empires of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, were indebted to colonial expansion and maritime trade. Illustrated by experiences in Ancient Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Australia, the book examines how colonial powers consciously or not reshaped the law in order to foster the prosperity of homeland manufacturers and entrepreneurs or how local authorities and settlers brought the transplanted law in line with the colonial objectives and the local constraints amid shifting economic, commercial and political realities. Contributors are: Alain Clément, Alexander Claver, Oscar Cruz-Barney, Bas De Roo, Paul du Plessis, Bernard Durand, David Gilles, Petra Mahy, David Mirhady, M. C. Mirow, Luigi Nuzzo, Phillip Lipton, Umakanth Varottil, Jakob Zollmann"--

Author : Philipp Robinson Rössner
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030533090

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Freedom and Capitalism in Early Modern Europe by Philipp Robinson Rössner Pdf

This book hinges upon ideas and discourses variously known under labels such as “Mercantilism” and “Cameralism”. Often viewed as antithesis of capitalism, inclusive institutions and good economy in the “West”, this book re-assembles them and builds them into a coherent origin story of modern capitalism. It explores the field of intellectual and conceptual history, especially the history of Renaissance and Mercantilism in a longer history of capitalism. Rather than hindrances, the author argues that Mercantilist and Cameralist political economies presented essential stepping stones of modern capitalism, in Britain and beyond. This book will be of interest to academics and students in general economic history, the history of capitalism, economic development and the history of economic thought.

Author : David Ormrod
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521819261

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The Rise of Commercial Empires by David Ormrod Pdf

A work of major importance for the economic history of both Europe and North America.

Author : Max Beer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136507243

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Early British Economics from the XIIIth to the middle of the XVIIIth century by Max Beer Pdf

Early British Economics covers the growth of economic thought in Britain, giving an outline of the economic and ethical problems raised by social developments and changes. The doctrines formulated by city merchants, economic writers and philosophers during the six centuries in question are also examined.

Author : Douglas A. Irwin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691058962

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Against the Tide by Douglas A. Irwin Pdf

A delightful as well as educational read. It should be a set text for anyone interested in trade policy - The Economist.

Author : Leonard Gomes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1987-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349089925

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Foreign Trade and the National Economy by Leonard Gomes Pdf

Author : Lars Magnusson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415116007

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Mercantilism by Lars Magnusson Pdf

Twenty-nine collected essays represent a critical history of Shakespeare's play as text and as theater, beginning with Samuel Johnson in 1765, and ending with a review of the Royal Shakespeare Company production in 1991. The criticism centers on three aspects of the play: the love/friendship debate.

Author : Parakunnel Joseph Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : East Indies
ISBN : UOM:39015035074825

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Mercantilism and the East India Trade by Parakunnel Joseph Thomas Pdf

Author : Lars Magnusson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134907724

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Mercantilism by Lars Magnusson Pdf

Ever since the Physiocrats and Adam Smith, mercantilism or 'the mercantile system' have been described as the opposite of classical political economy. This view is very much brought into question by the current book. It argues that the sharp distinction between mercantilism and 19th century laissez-faire economics has obscured the meaning, content and contribution of the former. This book presents a full-scale account of the development of mercantilism as a trend of economic thought during the 17th and 18th centuries. Instead of accepting existing interpretations, it begins with the most fundamental questions: What was mercantilism? Did it have a central message? Was it really a coherent school of thought? A central theme of the book is its critique of narrow definitions of its subject. Mercantilism must be understood as a series of written texts appearing in a particular political and economic context, rather than as an all-embracing system of economic thought. Within this context a language and vocabulary of economics was developed that was an essential precondition for the subsequent growth of economic thought and knowledge. In this sense mercantilism was much more modern than has been previously appreciated.