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What does Mercantilism mean?

An economic policy designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy, popular in Europe from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

Mercantilism in a sentence
Mercantilism was an economic theory popular in the 16th to 18th centuries that promoted governmental regulation of a nation's economy to augment state power.

Mercantilism in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Merkantilismus

Wirtschaftstheorie der frühen Neuzeit mit Fokus auf staatliche Regulierung.

French
Mercantilisme

Doctrine économique prônant l'enrichissement de l'État par le commerce extérieur.

Spanish
Mercantilismo

Sistema económico basado en el desarrollo del comercio y la exportación.

Italian
Mercantilismo

Dottrina economica che sostiene l'intervento statale per favorire le esportazioni.

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