The Political Economy Of Mercantilism

Author : Lars Magnusson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 43,6 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 : Lars Magnusson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401114080

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Mercantilist Economics by Lars Magnusson Pdf

This collection of papers reflects the variety of interpretations and definitions connected with the concept of `mercantilism' which have evolved historically during the last two centuries. They range from interpretations of `mercantilistic' ideas to interpretations of policies. They stress the relationship between economic, social and political ideas and range from the 17th to the late 20th century. Lastly, they provide us with more knowledge of specific national cases as well as a discussion of mercantilism as a general phenomenon.

Author : Lars Magnusson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994-07-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134907731

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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.

Author : Philip J. Stern,Carl Wennerlind
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 51,7 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 : Joan Robinson
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The New Mercantilism by Joan Robinson Pdf

Author : Donald Cuthbert Coleman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:B4373125

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Revisions in Mercantilism by Donald Cuthbert Coleman Pdf

Bibliographical footnotes. Bibliography: p. 210-213.

Author : Alex Feldman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781040009659

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Orthodox Mercantilism by Alex Feldman Pdf

This book demonstrates how the political economy of mercantilism was not simply a Western invention by various cities and kingdoms during the Renaissance, but was the natural by-product of perpetually limited growth rates and rulers’ relentless pursuits of bullion. It contributes to discussions of the economic history surrounding the so-called “Great Divergence” between East and West, which would consequently lend context and credence to differences of economic thought in the world today. Additionally, it seeks to explain present economic thought as tacitly derived from implicit antique paradigms. This book advances fields of research from numismatics and sigillography to historical materialism and historical political economy. Divided into three parts, Orthodox Mercantilism first examines the political theology (the sovereignty) of the œcumene from the early 11th century. Second, it analyzes its peripheral legislation from the customary laws of newly Christianized dynasties up to the Kormčaja Kniga’s adoption (the Nomokanon) by 13th-century Orthodox dynasties across Eastern Europe. Third, it explores how these dynasties (and their own satellite dynasties) hoarded finite bullion to pay for defense, resulting in the 11–14th-century coinless period across Eastern Europe and Western Eurasia. Appealing to students and scholars alike, this book will be of interest to those studying and researching economic and mercantile history, particularly in the context of Byzantine and Eastern European societies.

Author : Leonard Gomes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,5 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 : 222 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415072581

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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.

Author : Aida Ramos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319964034

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Shifting Capital by Aida Ramos Pdf

When the Act of Union was passed in 1707, Scottish parliament was dissolved and the nation’s capital became London. While the general public balked at the perceived unfairness of the treaty, the majority of Scottish ministers seemed satisfied with its terms. This book offers an explanation of how that outcome came about. By examining the influence of a particular strain of mercantilist thought, Ramos demonstrates how the negotiations preceding the passage of the Act of Union were shaped by ideas of value, wealth, trade and power, and, accordingly, how the model of positive balance was used to justify the necessity of the Act. Utilizing contemporary evidence from the English and Scottish ministers involved, this book explores alternative arguments regarding the Union, from before 1707 and in early Scottish political economy, thus highlighting the differing economic and political views that have persisted between England and Scotland for centuries. With twenty-first century discontent leading to the Scottish independence referendum and arguments that persist in the wake of the Brexit decision, Ramos produces timely research that investigates ideas of protectionism that feed into mercantilist economic thought.

Author : Philipp Robinson Rössner
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 55,8 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 : Eli F. Heckscher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 52,5 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 : J. W. Horrocks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315386041

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A Short History of Mercantilism by J. W. Horrocks Pdf

The purpose of this volume, first published in 1925, is to provide the historical account of the regime whereby the State, in different countries, has sought to control economic life in the interests of political and national strength and independence. This study explores the history of the Mercantile System, or Mercantilism, in different nations. It also examines the methods adopted by the State for the promotion and regulation of agriculture, industry and commerce. This title will be of interest to students of economics.

Author : A. González Enciso
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317518228

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War, Power and the Economy by A. González Enciso Pdf

War, Power and the Economy contains a comparative history of Great Britain, France and Spain, the three rival empires of the 1700s. It explores how the states prepared for war, what kind of economic means they had, what institutional changes they implemented, and how efficient this was. As such, the book presents the first comparative synthesis aiming to understand the outcome of the global confrontation in the eighteenth century. Faced with the challenge of paying for new and more costly wars, some countries found flexible ways to get more money and better supplies, whereas others did not. The development of freer colonial markets, the increase of consumption and its taxation, the problems of venal administration or the different systems of patronage with contractors, are some of the factors explaining the divergences that were made clear by 1815. This book explores political and economic dimensions of the eighteenth-century European state in order to explain why and how changes in power as an outcome of war depended upon the available means and the way they were obtained and used. The book takes the idea that making war or preparing for it obliged governments to make important changes in their institutions, so that during the eighteenth century the state in many ways formed itself through war efforts. Ultimately, this study aims to show how closely political and military success was entwined with economic interests. This volume is of great interest to those who study economic history, political economy and European history.

Author : Gustav von Schmoller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Mercantile system
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001917298

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The Mercantile System and Its Historical Significance by Gustav von Schmoller Pdf