Mercantilism and Policy Prescriptions

Before the publication of Adam Smiths’ influential work “An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” in 1776, there were two popular doctrines that had a huge influence on public policy. The first doctrine was a mercantilist doctrine that emerged roughly 200 years prior to Adam Smith. The mercantilist doctrine did […]

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